AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A BRONZE MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE, CAST BY BARBEDIENNE

AFTER THE ANTIQUE- A BRONZE MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE CAST BY BARBEDIENNE, CIRCA 1870 Modelled with applied masks between the entwined vine handles, egg and dart rim, foundry inscription to base 21cm high, 32cm wide The Warwick Vase is an ancient Roman (2nd century and partially restored) marble vase with Bacchic ornament that was discovered at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli circa 1771 by Gavin Hamilton. Hamilton, a Scottish painter-antiquarian and art dealer in Rome, sold it to Sir William Hamilton from whom it passed to his nephew the 2nd Earl of Warwick from whom it takes its name. It is now held in the Burrell Collection near Glasgow, Scotland. Condition Report Disclaimer, AFTER THE ANTIQUE- A BRONZE MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE, AFTER THE ANTIQUE- A BRONZE MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE CAST BY BARBEDIENNE, CIRCA 1870 Modelled with applied masks between the entwined vine handles, egg and dart rim, foundry inscription to base 21cm high, 32cm wide The Warwick Vase is an ancient Roman (2nd century and partially restored) marble vase with Bacchic ornament that was discovered at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli circa 1771 by Gavin Hamilton. Hamilton, a Scottish painter-antiquarian and art dealer in Rome, sold it to Sir William Hamilton from whom it passed to his nephew the 2nd Earl of Warwick from whom it takes its name. It is now held in the Burrell Collection near Glasgow, Scotland. Condition Report Disclaimer

Estimate:£300

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