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POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF ITALIAN SCULPTED ALABASTER BUSTS OF THE POETS ARIOSTO AND TASSO
Possibly 18th Century
Each portrayed wearing a laurel crown and inscribed with his name, on later associated black-painted plinths
14½in. (37cm.) high and 14in. (35cm.) high (2)
Possibly 18th Century
Each portrayed wearing a laurel crown and inscribed with his name, on later associated black-painted plinths
14½in. (37cm.) high and 14in. (35cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's South Kensington, 23 April 1997 (£11,500).