A SET OF TWELVE REPOUSS SILVER PORTRAIT PROFILES OF ROMAN EMPERORS
A SET OF TWELVE REPOUSS SILVER PORTRAIT PROFILES OF ROMAN EMPERORS

ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A SET OF TWELVE REPOUSS SILVER PORTRAIT PROFILES OF ROMAN EMPERORS
ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each in a cast bronze frame with foliate decoration; each inscribed on the reverse with the name of the emperor.
Each frame with dark brown patina with lighter high points; minor dents to reliefs.
3.7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high, overall, each (12)
Provenance
London, Glendining & Co. Ltd., 28 February 1950, lots 179 and 180 (1/8/- and 1/2/-).

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