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NORTH ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE MORTAR
NORTH ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY
With double acanthus leaf handles; the body decorated in relief with cartouches and fruiting garlands; the interior with gold label indistinctly inscribed 'BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS... CERTIFIED FOR/....MS PURPO.. ONLY OVER...'; on a spreading circular foot; dark brown patina; very minor dents
5½ in. (14 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
NORTH ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY
With double acanthus leaf handles; the body decorated in relief with cartouches and fruiting garlands; the interior with gold label indistinctly inscribed 'BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS... CERTIFIED FOR/....MS PURPO.. ONLY OVER...'; on a spreading circular foot; dark brown patina; very minor dents
5½ in. (14 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
Purchased by Alfred (1853-1906) or Otto Beit (1865-1930) between 1904 and 1913.
Thence by descent to Lady (Clementine) Beit (1915-2005) by whom donated to the Alfred Beit Foundation in 2005.
Thence by descent to Lady (Clementine) Beit (1915-2005) by whom donated to the Alfred Beit Foundation in 2005.
Literature
W. Bode, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures and Bronzes in the Possession of Mr. Otto Beit, London, 1913, p. 113, no. 254, as 'School of Leopardi'.
Special notice
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