Lot Essay
An illustration of a similar oil lamp appears in Il Tempio del Gusto Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, Longanesi & C., Milan 1984, volume II, p.131, fig. 287.
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MID-19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FROM THE WORKSHOPS OF BENEDETTO BOSCHETTI
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AN ITALIAN MARMO ROSSO ANTICO MODEL OF AN OIL LAMP
mid-19th century, possibly from the workshops of Benedetto Boschetti
The oval domed lid with lion finial lifting off to reveal a reservoir, the spout carved as a winged female herm, raised on an acanthus carved socle, on a stepped rouge and black marble rectangular plinth, lacking the griffin-form handle
12in. (32.5cm.) high
mid-19th century, possibly from the workshops of Benedetto Boschetti
The oval domed lid with lion finial lifting off to reveal a reservoir, the spout carved as a winged female herm, raised on an acanthus carved socle, on a stepped rouge and black marble rectangular plinth, lacking the griffin-form handle
12in. (32.5cm.) high