AFTER THE ANTIQUE, TWO 'GRAND TOUR' BRONZE ASKOS JUGS PROBABLY NAPLES, LATE 19TH CENTURY foliate decorated handle terminating with a winged putto standing on a scallop shell, the gadrooned rim is surmounted by two goats Larger 20.5cm high Provenance: Property from the Kingshott Collection After the antique Roman original excavated at Herculaneum and now in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. An Askos was a Roman pouring vessel for wine or milk. An identical example is illustrated in the Chiurazzi Foundry catalogue. Condition Report: Slight size and colourway variance- one with more 'antique' verdigris finish, both generally good, mild foot wear and spots Condition Report Disclaimer
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, TWO 'GRAND TOUR' BRONZE ASKOS JUGS PROBABLY NAPLES, LATE 19TH CENTURY foliate decorated handle terminating with a winged putto standing on a scallop shell, the gadrooned rim is surmounted by two goats Larger 20.5cm high Provenance: Property from the Kingshott Collection After the antique Roman original excavated at Herculaneum and now in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. An Askos was a Roman pouring vessel for wine or milk. An identical example is illustrated in the Chiurazzi Foundry catalogue. Condition Report: Slight size and colourway variance- one with more 'antique' verdigris finish, both generally good, mild foot wear and spots Condition Report Disclaimer
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