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An maiolica istoriato vase
oviform, with serpent handles above masks, painted with a scene of a queen, perhaps Cleopatra, kneeling before a Roman commander, the reverse with Venus in a chariot with attendants, within shaped panels, the ground painted with putti, masks and foliate, damages and repairs Italian, c.1900 -- 23½in. (60cm.) high
oviform, with serpent handles above masks, painted with a scene of a queen, perhaps Cleopatra, kneeling before a Roman commander, the reverse with Venus in a chariot with attendants, within shaped panels, the ground painted with putti, masks and foliate, damages and repairs Italian, c.1900 -- 23½in. (60cm.) high