A CIRCULAR BRONZE RELIEF WITH AN ARMORIAL CARTOUCHE
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A CIRCULAR BRONZE RELIEF WITH AN ARMORIAL CARTOUCHE

NORTH ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY

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A CIRCULAR BRONZE RELIEF WITH AN ARMORIAL CARTOUCHE
NORTH ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY
The cartouche suspended by a ribbon; with a harpy holding a fleur de lys surmounted by a rake (?); dark brown patina with lighter high points; drilled with a hole at top centre
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Purchased by Alfred (1853-1906) or Otto Beit (1865-1930) between 1904 and 1913.
Thence by descent to Lady (Clementine) Beit (1915-2005) by whom donated to the Alfred Beit Foundation in 2005.
Literature
W. Bode, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures and Bronzes in the Possession of Mr. Otto Beit, London, 1913, p. 115, no. 273, as 'Unknown Venetian artist'.
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