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A BRONZE HAND BELL WITH THE ARMS OF GAGIONA OF VERONA
A BRONZE HAND BELL WITH THE ARMS OF GAGIONA OF VERONA
A BRONZE HAND BELL WITH THE ARMS OF GAGIONA OF VERONA
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A BRONZE HAND BELL WITH THE ARMS OF GAGIONA OF VERONA

BY JOSEPH DE LEVIS (1552-1611/14), VERONA, 1587

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A BRONZE HAND BELL WITH THE ARMS OF GAGIONA OF VERONA
BY JOSEPH DE LEVIS (1552-1611/14), VERONA, 1587
Signed to interior 'LC/FV' and dated '1587' and inscribed '100/8776S'
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Literature
C. Avery, Joseph De Levis & Company, Renaissance Bronze-founders in Verona, London, 2016.

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Lot Essay

It is likely that the inscription to the interior stands for 'Levis & Compagnia Fecerunt Veronae'. This finely decorated bell is closely related to two others with the same coat-of-arms in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (Avery, op. cit., nos. 9, 12 and 12A).

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