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ANTIQUE #SA1137128

Pair Of Bronze Models Of The Borghese And Medici Vase/campana. 19th Century. sedium Brown Patina; Each On A Square Plinth.

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

The Campana are PROBABLY ITALIAN, marble plinth; medium brown patina with lighter high points.
 
The shaped patinated bronze urns with marble pedestals. The bronzes are of good quality with fine chiseling. The handles with classical heads of gods. The body with a frieze of a Bacchanalia Roman festival. Bacchus based on various ecstatic elements of the Greek Dionysia. They symbolise the four seasons.
 
The Borghese Vase, upon which the present Campanas are based. The original of which is now in the Louvre, it was first recorded in Rome in 1594 on the site of what had been the garden of the classical historian Sallust. It was in the Villa Borghese from 1645 until 1807, when it was transferred by Napoleon to Paris.
 
Measurements:
 
High: 30. 5cm
 
Wide 16
 
Depth 16cm
 
 
Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria, Portobello Road
 
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Antique SA1137128 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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We specialise in Flintlock pistols, Muskets, Clocks & Watches
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