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CAST BY THE SOMMER FOUNDRY NAPLES, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A ITALIAN PATINATED BRONZE JARDINIERE-ON-STAND
CAST BY THE SOMMER FOUNDRY NAPLES, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The jardinière with relief-cast Greek mythological scenes and supported by three herons with caught snakes, standing on a tier with finial to the underside, supported by three lion's paw monopodiae headed by satyr masks, on a triform base with acanthus paw feet, inscribed to the top of one foot Fonderio Sommer/Napoli
51¼ in. (130 cm.) high
CAST BY THE SOMMER FOUNDRY NAPLES, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The jardinière with relief-cast Greek mythological scenes and supported by three herons with caught snakes, standing on a tier with finial to the underside, supported by three lion's paw monopodiae headed by satyr masks, on a triform base with acanthus paw feet, inscribed to the top of one foot Fonderio Sommer/Napoli
51¼ in. (130 cm.) high
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