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LOT 2158
Post Medieval Silver Bacchus Fitting with Swans
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (58 grams, 81 mm).
A large domed openwork mount showing the head of Bacchus in high-relief, his hair arranged in regular tufts and adorned with flowers, two stylised swans flanking the hair. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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