Sale 6258
London
|
23 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 3,000
Estimate
AN ITALIAN GILT-BRONZE AND SILVER GROUP MID-17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ROMAN With two dancing winged putti standing on a cloud, on a flare-waisted stepped plinth applied with cabochon shields divided by foliage, on turned feet 10½ in. (27 cm.) high, overall
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