A VENETIAN BRASS AND SILVER INLAID ALMS DISH
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A VENETIAN BRASS AND SILVER INLAID ALMS DISH

LATE 16TH CENTURY

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A VENETIAN BRASS AND SILVER INLAID ALMS DISH
LATE 16TH CENTURY
Engraved with an intricate pattern of interlaced strapwork and foliage and an armorial in the centre.
16 1/2 in. (42 cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

A Venetian alms dish with Saracenic influence is illustrated in Eric Turner, Brass, V & A Publications 1982, plate 5. See also Messing by Hermann P. Lockner, fig. 121

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