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    Sale 7568

    Seven Centuries: Italian Works of Art From Palazzo Odescalchi, Rome

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    8 November 2007

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    • A BRONZE INKWELL
    Lot 412

    A BRONZE INKWELL

    NORTH ITALIAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 1,500

    Estimate

    GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800

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    A BRONZE INKWELL
    NORTH ITALIAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
    The lid with finial in the form of a seated putto holding an open book; the body supported by three feet in the form of eagles; medium-brown patina with chocolate brown high points
    6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high

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