AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A LARGE CARVED MARBLE MEDICI VASE ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY Of Krater form, twin handles flanking figural frieze, fluted pedestal base 70.5cm high, base 32cm wideProvenance: Property from the Kingshott CollectionThe Uffizi museum, where the original 1st century AD Greek vase is held, records that conservation work carried out on it in 2017 confirmed that when discovered in Rome in the 16th century the vase had been shattered into over a thousand pieces. The vase was subsequently restored but traces still remain today of its original polychrome colour scheme of blue, red and gold. For a vase of similar proportions please see Dreweatts Fine Furniture Auction, lot 358 30th March 2021 sold with a marble pedestal £11,000.