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Lot 449
  • 449

A pair of Italian bronze tazze on alabaster plinths late 18th/early 19th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • bronze alabaster
  • 24cm. high, 15cm. wide, 18cm. deep; 9½in., 6in., 7in.
the tazze with entwined snake handles and ornamented with gargoyles, on plinths with theatrical masks

Condition

Overall good condition. Some minor chips to the alabaster consistent with age. One plinth with a small repair to the top left hand corner and with a small filled chip to the back lower edge, the other with a small patch to the back right hand corner.
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