AN ITALIAN MARBLE OR ALABASTER GRAND TOUR MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE

AN ITALIAN MARBLE OR ALABASTER GRAND TOUR MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, MID-19TH CENTURY

23cm high, 28cm deep

Provenance

Purchased from Chevertons, Edenbridge, 29th June 2000, for £1,650.

The selected contents of Dinton Hall, Buckinghamshire.

Catalogue Note

The original ‘Warwick Vase’ is a Roman marble vase that was discovered by Gavin Hamilton in the ground of Hardian's Villa, Tivoli in around 1771. It was originally displayed in the grounds of Warwick Castle, then owned by George Greville, 2^nd Earl of Warwick and Hamilton’s nephew. It was offered for sale at auction in 1978 and although originally bought by the Met Museum, New York, an export licence was not granted and, once match funding had been raised, it found its current home in the Burrell Collection in Glasgow, Scotland.