Details
- Dimensions
- 10ʺW × 2ʺD × 9.5ʺH
- Styles
- Mediterranean
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Brass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Ver good condition with some of the expected discoloration due to their age. Ver good condition with some of the expected discoloration due to their age. less
- Description
- These beautiful old, solid brass, symmetrical pair of seahorses once decorated the central part of both sides of a Venetian … more These beautiful old, solid brass, symmetrical pair of seahorses once decorated the central part of both sides of a Venetian gondola. Called “Cavai” (horses) but, with Venice’s link to the sea they combine with sea creatures to become these mythical beasts. At one time, every important Venetian family has their own particular “seahorse”. less
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