£250 - £350
A GRAND TOUR SERPENTINE TAZZA
CIRCA 1850
the dish with a carved egg and dart rim, flanked by twin ring handles, on a ribbed foot, raised on a socle base
20 cm high x 27.5 cm diam
Good overall appearance
One ring handle has been repaired with associated hairline cracks
There are two notable hairline cracks running from the rim to the side of the tazza.
One sizeable chip to the underside of the rim, and several smaller rim chips.
The holes where the doves would have been affixed have been crudely filled. One of the scrolls at the top of the column has been broken off (missing)
Multiple small nibbled losses to the edges of the base, including several larger chips
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