Collection / Decorative Objects
17449
A Fine Gilt Bronze and Onyx Inkwell Surmounted by Michelangelo’s Lorenzo de Medici
A Fine Gilt Bronze and Onyx Inkwell Surmounted by Michelangelo’s Lorenzo de Medici
Dimensions: H: 12 in / 30.5 cm | W: 20 in / 51 cm | D: 8.5 in / 21.5 cm
PRICE: £5,500
17449
A Fine Gilt Bronze and Onyx Inkwell
Surmounted by Michelangelo’s Lorenzo de Medici
Constructed from a dished piece of onyx, raised on ormolu stepped feet with carrying handles to the sides, having two lidded inkwells flanking a central figure of the seated Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino, as sculpted by Michelangelo and known as “Il Pensieroso.”
French, circa 1860
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