AN ITALIAN LARGE SILVER BUST PROBABLY REPRESENTING POPE SAINT ANICET, PIETRO OSSANI, ROME, CIRCA 1840 | An Italian large silver bust probably representing pope Saint Anicet, Pietro Ossani, Rome, circa 1840

on gilt plaster pedestal

In overall good condition, a few splits mainly on the tiara's ribbons. The gilt pedestal with gilding partly worn. Marker's mark on tiara's ribbon, town mark on the middle of the tiara. Needs a good cleaning.
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Pietro Ossani was active in Rome from 1837 until the 1870s. He was the son of the silversmith Francesco Ossani, who was aactive between 1800 and 1829 and had among other patrons, the Pallavicini Princes.