SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN AND BLACK SLATE MODEL OF SCIPIO'S TOMB
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
After the 'Antique', mounted on a variegated marble plinth
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high overall; 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide; 3 in. (7.6 cm.) deep

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

P. Cornelius Scipio (d. ca.183 B.C.) gained great fame as a Roman general during the first and second Punic wars, first expelling the armies of Hannibal from Italy, and then driving him from the Iberian peninsular.

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