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149 - A bronze cup, known as the ‘Warwick Cup’, with a medallion-s…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
A bronze cup, known as the ‘Warwick Cup’, with a medallion-style patina, decorated with eight faun masks and two detached handles. Marked with the foundry mark of Thiebaud in Paris. Presented on a square marble plinth. Total height 25 cm, diameter 25 cm (excluding the handles). Some wear; needs to be properly reattached to the plinth. The Warwick Vase is a huge Roman marble vase decorated with Bacchic motifs, discovered in the ruins of Emperor Hadrian’s villa around 1771 by Gavin Hamilton, a Scottish painter and antiquarian in Rome.
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About the sale FURNITURE FROM THE CHÂTEAU DE P. (Loir-et-Cher) and elsewhere.
Auction location
Auction time 07/20/2026 at 12:30 PM
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