Lot 462
  • 462

Ottavio Toselli, 1695-1777 or Niccolo Toselli, b. 1706 Italian, first half of the18th Century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • black marble portrait medallion of Niccolo Macchiavelli
  • signed: TOSELLI F and inscribed: ALEX. MACCHIAVELLI JC. COLL. PHIL. PLAT. LECT. FUB
  • with the Macchiavelli coat of arms below the profile portrait, in velvet and gilt wood frame

  • Ottavio Toselli, 1695-1777 or Niccolo Toselli, b. 1706 Italian, first half of the18th Century

Provenance

Sotheby's, 14th January 1972

Condition

There is some very minor dirt and wear tothe surface of the medallion, otherwise the condition is very good.
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