Live Auction 22980Philip Hewat-Jaboor: An Eye for the Magnificent
AN ITALIAN 'NERO DI BELGIO' TWO-HANDLED AMPHORA
Lot 126

AN ITALIAN 'NERO DI BELGIO' TWO-HANDLED AMPHORA

LATE 18TH CENTURY

Closed8 February 2024

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GBP 20,160

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AN ITALIAN 'NERO DI BELGIO' TWO-HANDLED AMPHORA
LATE 18TH CENTURY
A two-tier rounded finial and domed lid, with a shield-shaped body, flanked by straight-edged bifurcated handles above a circular socle and square base.
20 4⁄5 in. (53 cm.) high; 9 4⁄5 in. (25 cm.) wide; 8 3⁄5 in. (22 cm.) deep

By repute Francesco Taccone, Marquis of Sitizano (1763-1818).
Acquired from Alessandra di Castro, June 2016.

Specialist note

This impressive urn, by tradition, was once in the collection of the celebrated Marquis of Sitizano who acted as Chief Treasurer of the Kingdom of Naples, under Bourbon rule. He employed both Angelia Kaufmann and Antonio Canova as art agents. A similar marble vase, with identical bifurcated handles is in the Galleria dei Candelabri in The Vatican.