Early C19th Italian ''Grand Tour'' souvenir bronze twin-handled tazza of classical design.
Finely cast and well-patinated shallow bowl bronze classical tazza raised on a circular socle foot onto it''s original stepped ''Nero Belgio'' black marble base . The twin scrolled handles with Bacchus mask detail to base terminal , the interior terminal with a goddess caryatid with outstretched arms . The scrolling handles cast with leaf design and binding detail .
The body cast with trailing vine and grape relief decoration , the edge of the bowl with leaf cast decoration .
The interior probably originally fitted with a liner , now lacking.
Highly decorative bronze centrepiece of good scale and classical inspiration taking its form from an ancient vessel which was probably designed for wine and ritual celebration purposes.
H 10''
W 12''
D 10''
Italy c. 1850
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Internal Reference: ML 1908
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA638256
Dateline of this antique is 1850
Height is 25cm (9.8inches)Width is 30cm (11.8inches)Depth is 25cm (9.8inches)
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