Lot 403
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An Italian bronze and marmo giallo antico inkstand, in the form of a model of the Pantheon, second quarter 19th century
An Italian bronze and marmo giallo antico inkstand, in the form of a model of the Pantheon, second quarter 19th century

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An Italian bronze and marmo giallo antico inkstand, in the form of a model of the Pantheon, second quarter 19th century
The removeable domed cover enclosing a pounce pot, well and nib box, on a stepped plinth
9½in. (24cm.) long

Lot Essay

The model of Rome's Pantheon, shown here on a triple-stepped plinth, displays Agrippa's temple as rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century, and as restored in the 1880s with the removal of Bernini's turrets

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