Inkstand with victory column flanked by figures of fame on top of military trophies, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, Shown slightly from above. Below is a dodecagonal pedestal, formed by a broad oval with protruding squares in the middles of the ends. It is supported by eight obliquely disposed claws. The covers of the bowls show female genii standing above trophies of arms. Both are blowing trumpets. They hold with their inside hands, the left one a standard, the right one a wreath.


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