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A pair of Italian bronze saluting cannons, Venice, late 16th or 17th century, one with inscription in relief "DE CHAPEL L***S"
A pair of Italian bronze saluting cannons from Venice dating to the late 16th or 17th century, cast with decorative reliefs depicting the armed figure of Mars, Victory with palm and laurel wreath, and Peace holding an olive branch. Now mounted on later white marble cross-shaped platforms with patinated bases featuring C-scrolls and lion masks joined by drapery, formerly fitted as lamps.
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- cast with decorations in relief, depicting the armed figure of Mars, Victory with palm and laurel wreath, and Peace holding aloft an olive branch and standing upon a trophy of arms; now mounted on a later cross-shaped platform white marble and patinated bases with C-scrolls, lion masks joined by drapery, formerly fitted as lamps
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- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect
April 21, 2021
Estimate: $6,000 – $10,000
Lot 72
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