Lot 337

Some scratches and wear to the surface consistent with age and use, notable to the gilding on the dress of the female to centre; chip to footrim, wear to underside of footrim.


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The Robert Compton Jones Collection, Sydney

The cardinal's arms on the left belong to the Carafa family. Due to the date of the plate it is possibly Pier Luigi Carafa (1677-1755) who was Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He is buried in Sant'Andrea Delle Fratte in Rome.