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ANGELO MINGHETTI (1822-1885), BOLOGNA
A pair of Roman Emperors, Galba and Otho
polychrome glazed terracotta busts; each on a canted rectangular socle with identifying cartouche; each inscribed in ink to the reverse ‘OTHOONVS.’ and ‘SER.GALBA’ and ‘S GALVA’
4018 in. (102 cm.) high, each
Provenance
Brun Fine Arts, London, from whom acquired at Masterpiece 2014.

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Lot Essay

Similar busts of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Caligula and Domitian by Angelo Minghetti are in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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