Lot Essay
A closely comparable bowl, executed in agate, was part of the important exhibition of hardstone objects from the French Royal collection Les Gemmes de la Couronne in 2001 (loc. cit.).
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ITALIAN, PROBABLY MILAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Details
A LOBED PORPHYRY DOUBLE-HANDLED BOWL
ITALIAN, PROBABLY MILAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Very minor cracks and losses
7 in. (18 cm.) wide
ITALIAN, PROBABLY MILAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Very minor cracks and losses
7 in. (18 cm.) wide
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Les Gemmes de la Couronne, 27 Apr. - 23 Jul. 2001, no. 78, pp. 206-207.
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Les Gemmes de la Couronne, 27 Apr. - 23 Jul. 2001, no. 78, pp. 206-207.
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