Lot #399 - An interesting Italian memorial plaque for Girolamo Savonarola
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Antiques & Interiors including Fine Asian, Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art
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Sale Date:25 Nov 2012 ~ 11am
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Lot #:399
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Lot Description:An interesting Italian memorial plaque for Girolamo Savonarola
relating to the 'Bonfires of the Vanitie' during the Medici period Roughly translated ""Here with his brothers, Fra Domenico Buonvicini & Fra Silvestro Maruffi Fra Girolamo Savonarola was unjustly hanged and burned on the 23rd of May 1498. After four centuries this memorial was placed here. 11.5cm diam -
Estimate:A$0 - 0
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Realised Price:
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Category:Ceramics & Porcelain
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