Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp

NAPLES, CIRCA 1890S A.D.

5 1/2 in. (632 grams, 14 cm wide).

Modelled in Roman style, depicting the head of a Nubian youth on a triangular base, the neck extending to a slender round nozzle; the filling hole formed as a flower emerging from the forehead, a tongue-shaped reflector behind with a looped handle underneath. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection formed in the 1970s-1980s.
From the Inglismaldie Castle estate, Angus, Scotland, by descent to the current owner.

CONDITION

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LOT 1456