AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A BRONZE MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A BRONZE MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE LATE 19TH CENTURY With applied masks between entwined vine handles and an egg-and-dart rim, unmarked 34cm high, 50cm wide The Warwick Vase is an ancient Roman (2nd century and partially restored) marble vase with Bacchic ornament that was discovered at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli circa 1771 by Gavin Hamilton. Hamilton, a Scottish painter-antiquarian and art dealer in Rome, sold it to Sir William Hamilton from whom it passed to his nephew the 2nd Earl of Warwick from whom it takes its name. It is now held in the Burrell Collection near Glasgow, Scotland. Condition Report Disclaimer

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