Writing Box, ca. 1900, Italian (Manifattura di Signa, Florence?), Copper alloy with reddish brown patina and areas of a worn black patina on top., H. 6.8 cm, L. 20.7 cm, W. 10.9 cm., Metalwork, Italian (Manifattura di Signa, Florence?) (ca. 1900 after a model attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (act. by 1496-died before 1543), Padua or Ravenna, ca. 1520), This writing box is decorated with winged putti holding a laurel wreath with a Medusa head, surruonded by a rectangular band of palmettes on the cover. The front and back sides have a pair of centaurs carrying nymphs on their backs (Nessus and Deianeira?) and flanking the Medici coat of arms beneath a Tuscan crown on a pelta
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Writing Box, ca, 1900, Italian, Manifattura di Signa, Florence?, Copper alloy, reddish brown patina, areas, worn black, top, H, 6.8 cm, L, 20.7, W, 10.9, Metalwork, ca., after a model attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, act. by, 1496-died before, 1543, Padua or, 1520, writing, box, decorated, winged putti, holding, laurel wreath, Medusa head, surruonded, rectangular band, palmettes, cover, front, back sides, pair, centaurs carrying, nymphs, backs, Nessus, Deianeira?, flanking, Medici coat, arms beneath, Tuscan crown, pelta
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