AN ITALIAN CARVED ALABASTER LARGE URN,Inscribed Prof. A. Petrilli/Firenze, (Italian, 19th century). Ovoid, with bearded mouth, the shoulder with winged grotesque masks joined by ribbon-tied swags of flowers, corn, fruit and drapery, and inscriptions above reliefs of nymphs and putti at various pursuits emblematic of the Four Seasons, the lower section with a band of leaf-tips, raised on a giallo antico marble fluted socle and square base with chamfered corners - 29 1/4 in. high. Estimate $7,000-9,000
Previously the property of the Maxwell Family, founders of Maxwell House Coffee Company.
