Pair C19th 'Grand Tour' Souvenir Bronze Vases.

Pair C19th 'Grand Tour' souvenir bronze vases .Mounted on fluted black marble bases ,subtle verdegris patinated models of the Albani vase after the antique. Well-cast copies of the antique discovered in Rome in the mid C18th by the excavation of grounds of a Villa during a dig sponsored by the great collector, connoisseur and patron of ancient art antiquities ,Cardinal Alessandro Albani,and then housed in the art collections of Villa Albani . The rims with 'egg and dart' borders above a vine leaf decorated collar. The body cast with bearded masks of male gods set amongst drapery and lion-skins, whilst the handles are formed by twisted vine branches, standing on a fluted socle. The antique was thought to have originally stood outside the ancient Temple of Bacchus. H 14" x W ( inc. handles)12 " x Dia (of bowl)8" .Standard wine-bottle used to illustrate impressive scale.

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