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LOT 2124
Post Medieval Silver Putto Applique
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.2 grams, 41 mm).
Winged putto lying prone, underside hollow. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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