LATE 18TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN 'NERO DI BELGIO' TWO-HANDLED AMPHORA
LATE 18TH CENTURY
A two-tier rounded finial and domed lid, with a shield-shaped body, flanked by straight-edged bifurcated handles above a circular socle and square base.
20 4⁄5 in. (53 cm.) high; 9 4⁄5 in. (25 cm.) wide; 8 3⁄5 in. (22 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute Francesco Taccone, Marquis of Sitizano (1763-1818).
Acquired from Alessandra di Castro, June 2016.

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Lot Essay

This impressive urn, by tradition, was once in the collection of the celebrated Marquis of Sitizano who acted as Chief Treasurer of the Kingdom of Naples, under Bourbon rule. He employed both Angelia Kaufmann and Antonio Canova as art agents. A similar marble vase, with identical bifurcated handles is in the Galleria dei Candelabri in The Vatican.

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