Souvenir Of The Grand Tour, Early 19th Century - Oil Lamp, Antique Inkwell - Sienna Marble

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Inkwell
Bronze with medal patina and Sienna marble
Dimensions : H. 11 ; C. 5.5 (cm.)
Italy (?), circa 1820

An oil lamp based on an antique model, with zoomorphic handle and foot decorated with knurling, on yellow Sienna marble. Probably originally mounted.

A souvenir of the Grand Tour
Iconography linked to archaeological discoveries was a popular theme for Italian artists in the 19th century. Mostly intended for the English and French, these small bronzes were intended to be taken to neighbouring countries as a souvenir of the trip to Italy. There is a whole production linked to this trip, such as small mosaics, marble busts and so on.
Local bronze-founders, in Naples for the Pompeian finds, and in Rome and Florence for the Etruscan finds, produced a profusion of these models. 

Condition report: slight wear