Lot 908
908
rev. the obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo, in the background the church of Santa Maria del Popolo and the unfinished city gates, the date 15-88 at the base (Arm.I, 294; Bargello 669), warm brown patina, darker on the obverse, light scratches infront of the portrait, a very fine old cast, with the usual deep rimmed border
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rev. the obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo, in the background the church of Santa Maria del Popolo and the unfinished city gates, the date 15-88 at the base (Arm.I, 294; Bargello 669), warm brown patina, darker on the obverse, light scratches infront of the portrait, a very fine old cast, with the usual deep rimmed border

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rev. the obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo, in the background the church of Santa Maria del Popolo and the unfinished city gates, the date 15-88 at the base (Arm.I, 294; Bargello 669), warm brown patina, darker on the obverse, light scratches infront of the portrait, a very fine old cast, with the usual deep rimmed border
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The signature is read as MB by Martinori (Mart.XII, p.37 note), but Pollard in the Bargello catalogue suggests it should read MD. This example is reasonably sharp, and suggests Pollard's reading is correct.