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A Pair of Ornamental Roman Ice-Cream Bowls, from the Service of Prince Alois Boncompagni Ludovisi...
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Estimated At:22,000.00 - 28,000.00 EUR
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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 Nov 25 @ 08:00UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
A Pair of Ornamental Roman Ice-Cream Bowls,
from the Service of Prince Alois Boncompagni Ludovisi,
silver, gilt, round, domed foot w/ chevron band, 3 sculpted dolphins supporting a spherical bowl, body w/ wide embossed foliage band, domed fitted lid w/ sculpted pineapple finial, 2 engraved coat-of-arms and inscription: "PER SUAM EXCELLENTIAM PRINCIPEM ALOISIUM BONCOMPAGNI LUDOVISIUM VINCENTIUS BELLI AURIFEX FECIT ROMAE ANNO MDCCCXXVIII", height: 36 cm, silver weight: 5227 g, master's mark VIIB = Vincenzo II. Belli (Donaver 257), Roman inspection mark,1828, (Lu)
EURO 22.000 - 28.000 US$ 22.000 - 28.000
A pair of magnificent large ice-cream vessels of excellent quality and workmanship! Created by the renowned Roman master Vincenzo Belli II. for Prince Alois Boncompagni-Ludovisi, one of the foremost noble houses of Italy. Various members of the family have, through the centuries, held numerous posts and offices of great importance and influence.
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