19TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN BRONZE WRITING BOX
19TH CENTURY
Of Paduan style, the lid with a central wreath flanked by putti, the sides decorated by centaur figures, the interior fitted, inscribed in red paint 49.30.74 and on a paper label p2138
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high, 8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide. 4¼ in. (11 cm.) deep

Provenance

Bequest of Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite, Great Neck, Long Island, New York and Palm Beach, Florida, 1949.

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Lot Essay

This box is nearly identical to a large group with various attributions. One is illustrated in W. D. Wixom (Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections, exh. cat., Cleveland, 1975, no. 76) -- but it is the more unusual variant which has grotesque figures at the corners forming feet.

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