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LOT 2575
Italian Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Inkwell Modelled as the Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio
19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (2.58 kg total, 17.5 cm wide).
Carved as a miniature sarcophagus; with separate capital forming the lid covering a rectangular recess with shallow slot for a pen, two hollows for ink and a median slot for nibs or other items.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2575
Italian Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Inkwell Modelled as the Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£125 (EUR 145; USD 169) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
