A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS PURCHASED BY TRAVELERS ABROAD
#6073. A pair of Grand Tour cast bronze urns from The Barbedienne Foundry - called "The Townley Vase". The Townley vase is a large Roman marble vase of the 2nd century CE, discovered in 1773 by the Scottish antiquarian and dealer in antiquities Gavin Hamilton in excavting a Roman villa at Monte Cagnolo between Genzano and Civita Lavina near the ancient Lanuvium in Lazio southeast of Rome. The ovid vase has volute handles in the manner of a pottery krater. It is carved with deep frieze in bas-relief occuping most of the body illustrating a Bacchanalian procession. In the 19th century it was often imagined that Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn" (1819) was inspired by the Townley Vase. This pair is 14.5" tall with a base of 4.5" and 9" wide at the widest; weighing in at 31 lbs for the pair. Original patina. Price: $4,500.00 the pair.
ZSOLNAY //
FURNITURE
// GLASS //
PORCELAIN //
POTTERY //
METAL
LIGHTING //
PAINTINGS //
EPHEMERA //
TEXTILES //
GOTHIC //
MISCELLANEOUS//CLOCKS
THE DRAWING ROOM ANTIQUES HOME PAGE
The Drawing Room is located at 152-154 Spring Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02840.We are open daily from 11 am to 5 pm and by appointment. If you have an interest in an item listed in this document or wish to purchase an item, please call us at 1-401-841-5060 ( cell: 401-261-3980). We have been located in Newport since 1985.
Our Email address is: drawrm@hotmail.com
