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19th C Italian Funerary Marble & Bronze Portraits, Husband & Wife Memento Mori

About the Item

Rare pair of funerary sculptures of a male and female likely husband and wife, carved in marble and housed in substantial cherry wood frames with ebonised slips. Each portrait has a hinged bronze mask with glass eyes that covers the expression of death. The portraits also retain some of there original polychrome decoration with age related losses and abrasions, each frame has an oversized brass hanging hoop so the sculptures can be hung Italian in origins, 19th century in age. Dimensions 31.5 x 24 x 6.5 cm
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.41 in (31.5 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)Depth: 2.56 in (6.5 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Glass,Marble
  • Place of Origin:
    Italy
  • Period:
    19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Lowestoft, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4612144902462

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