Lot Essay
The present objects are based on the Elephant and obelisk in Piazza S. Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, erected by Bernini for Alexander VII in 1666-7.
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A PAIR OF PORPHYRY, MARBLE AND GILT-BRONZE OBELISKS
17TH CENTURY STYLE
10½in. (26.7cm.) high, each (2)
17TH CENTURY STYLE
10½in. (26.7cm.) high, each (2)