A GRAND TOUR CARVED SERPENTINE MARBLE LIDDED VASE OR INKWELL, IN THE 16TH CENTURY VENETIAN MANNER
A GRAND TOUR CARVED SERPENTINE MARBLE LIDDED VASE OR INKWELLIN THE 16TH CENTURY VENETIAN MANNER, 18TH CENTURY 13cm high, 12cm wideThe use of the decorative scallop shell motif to the main body suggests this may have been carved with the intention of selling it to someone walking one of the Pilgrim routes, such as The Camino.
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A GRAND TOUR CARVED SERPENTINE MARBLE LIDDED VASE OR INKWELLIN THE 16TH CENTURY VENETIAN MANNER, 18TH CENTURY 13cm high, 12cm wideThe use of the decorative scallop shell motif to the main body suggests this may have been carved with the intention of selling it to someone walking one of the Pilgrim routes, such as The Camino.