Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of a Dog Looking into the Spout, from "Series of Vases after the Antique"
Enea Vico Italian
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Antique ewer with a handle in the shape of a dog looking into the spout. The body of the ewer is decorated with three friezes, the upper frieze containing masks and armorial trophies, the middle frieze shows a narrative scene with multiple manned ships on the water and the lower frieze is decorated with gadroons and acanthus leaves. From a series of vase designs after the Antique, first published by Enea Vico in 1543, and later included in a composite series with other designs by Agostino Veneziano by Antonio Lafreri dated circa 1573 based on its presence in Lafreri’s catalogue.
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