A pair of Italian gilt bronze tempietti
A pair of Italian gilt bronze tempietti
Bronze, porphyry, and coloured marble. Three-piece temple structures comprising porphyry veneered bases and round four-step plinths upon which rest eight fluted columns beneath architraves veneered in green marble and surmounted by domes. The green marble veneered column bases applied with heads of a couple and floral swags in relief. Losses and cracks to the marble. H 106, diameter 70 cm.
Italy, late 18th / 19th C.
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A pair of Italian gilt bronze tempietti
Bronze, porphyry, and coloured marble. Three-piece temple structures comprising porphyry veneered bases and round four-step plinths upon which rest eight fluted columns beneath architraves veneered in green marble and surmounted by domes. The green marble veneered column bases applied with heads of a couple and floral swags in relief. Losses and cracks to the marble. H 106, diameter 70 cm.
Italy, late 18th / 19th C.
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