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Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A commemorative wall sculpture in the shape of a dagger, 1942

Estimate

€ 1.000 - 1.500

Sold

€ 1.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Kingdom of Italy
height 107 cm.
Very large, bonze dagger, hollow inside, with smooth simulacrum blade. The forte on the right side with a plate held by two fasces, garlands and floral motifs with the inscription "NOMINI ET MEMORIA BRVNI MUSSOLINI PRAEFECTI AERI ATLANTICI AC LEGIONARII PISARVM COELO AD HEROVM AEDES AD VM ID AVG MXMXLI". On one side "MARCO CAPELLI MILANESE AL PADRENEL PRIMO ANNIVERSARIO 7 AGOSTO 1942 XX". Quillon decorated on the front side in relief with the Capitoline Wolf within a garland of sphinxes, the heads of the arms featuring anthropomorphic faces within a laurel wreath. The back side is adorned with winged lions holding torches, and at the center, a hole for wall mounting. The grip is decorated with toga-clad figures, trophies, and floral motifs. A non-working weapon simulacrum.