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CAST FROM A MODEL BY LUIGI SALVAGGI, ROME, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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An Italian ormolu centrepiece
Cast from a model by Luigi Salvaggi, Rome, Third quarter 19th Century
Of oval form, with copper liner, the everted egg-and-dart-cast rim above a frieze cast in relief with a continuous scene depicting the Labours of Hercules, the acanthus and palmette-cast lower bowl applied with a pair of winged beast handles, on spreading fluted foot and octagonal base engraved to one side Luigi Salvaggi/Scultore in bronzo/27 Via del Fritone 27/ROMA
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high; 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.3 cm.) deep
Cast from a model by Luigi Salvaggi, Rome, Third quarter 19th Century
Of oval form, with copper liner, the everted egg-and-dart-cast rim above a frieze cast in relief with a continuous scene depicting the Labours of Hercules, the acanthus and palmette-cast lower bowl applied with a pair of winged beast handles, on spreading fluted foot and octagonal base engraved to one side Luigi Salvaggi/Scultore in bronzo/27 Via del Fritone 27/ROMA
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high; 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.3 cm.) deep