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AN ITALIAN STYLE MAJOLICA TWO-HANDLED URN
Of baluster form, with slender neck and lipped rim supported by a circular foot, on a square base, the s-shaped handles moulded in the form of entwining serpents, with moulded grotesque masks under each, painted in a typical Renaissance manner throughout, with the main body decorated with an Istorato painting depicting Bacchus riding a golden chariot, with vine leaves in his hair and holding a bunch of grapes in one hand, damages to the base and chipped aproximately 2½in. to rim
34in. (86.5cm) high
Of baluster form, with slender neck and lipped rim supported by a circular foot, on a square base, the s-shaped handles moulded in the form of entwining serpents, with moulded grotesque masks under each, painted in a typical Renaissance manner throughout, with the main body decorated with an Istorato painting depicting Bacchus riding a golden chariot, with vine leaves in his hair and holding a bunch of grapes in one hand, damages to the base and chipped aproximately 2½in. to rim
34in. (86.5cm) high