AFTER BARTOLOMEO BASSI, A MONUMENTAL VERONA MARBLE MASCARON OF POSEIDON ITALIAN, 20TH CENTURY Possibly carved by Giovanni Rizzardi, the mask now on modern pedestal with metal bracket support approximately 188cm high overall, the mask 90.5cm high, 84cm wide, 21.5deep, the pedestal 80cm high, 73.5cm wide, 43.5cm deepProvenance: Property from the Kingshott CollectionThis mascaron is after Bartolomeo Bassi's late 16th century Fontana del Mascherone, originally on the Campo Vaccino Rome. It is now located on the Piazza Pietro d'Illiria. By repute when purchased- this example may have been removed from the facade of a Palace (Palazzo) in Campo Santa Margerita in Venice.