$1,840
Collection of Italian Grand Tour Plaster Medallions, Rome, mid-19th century, by Pietro Paoletti, comprising ten stacked trays of cast medallions in gilt-metal surrounds, depicting various classical and artistic subjects, including scenes, figures and busts, with a catalog of the collection handwritten in Italian, the trays with corresponding paper titles such as "Museo Vaticano," "Museo di Napoli," and "Opera di Canova," (approx. 373 medallions), approx. 3/4 to 3 5/8 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-04-07