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LOT 0128

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160

ROMAN BRONZE CANDELABRUM BASE WITH DOLPHINS
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (980 grams, 19.5 cm).

Tripod form with splayed legs, feet formed as scallops and legs as sinuous dolphins, scallops between the tails; central column with fixing spike.

PROVENANCE:
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11890-207744.

LITERATURE:
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.OA.873.

CONDITION
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