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Valerio Belli (c.1468-1546), The Continence of Scipio, bronze plaquette,

Sold for £1,300 at Morton & Eden on Apr 20, 2023.

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Valerio Belli (c.1468-1546), The Continence of Scipio, bronze plaquette, the story of Scipio Africanus returning the female prisoner to her fiancé Allucius in the 2nd Punic War (as described by Livy XXXVI, 50, 1-12); signed below, VALE VI F, 53 x 42mm (Burns 85; Molinier 311; Bange 783; Scaglia VIII.18), pierced, stamped with collector’s initials B M (Baron de Monville), very fine early/contemporary cast Ex Alain Edrei (1931-2021) collection, Paris [Inventory number 238 in red on reverse]; ex Riddick collection, Morton & Eden, 27 June 2019, lot 867; Smolderen collection, Brussels; Paul van Cuyck, Paris dealer in the late 19th century; and ex Baron Boissel de Monville collection, sale 24-25 January 1861, lot 106 part.

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