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3. 160,000 M.B.32. TRITON AND NEREID. RICCIO. Plate XXV. The Triton as a bearded man with thick hair falling over temples, turns hushed to the left: his countenance wears the mournful expression habitual in representations of the marine deities of antiquity: the upper part of his body is nude, he holds the syrinx in his left and a shell in his uplifted right hand. The lower part of the body is that of a sea monster, the tail forming a ring which rests upon the base: the fins which have the appearance of turned legs, supporting the front part of the body. The Nereid, a full-length nude female figure, is seated on his back: she grasps his twisted tail with her right hand and turns the head towards her right shoulder, with her left arm she holds the Triton round the waist. Her hair drawn into a knot on thence of her neck, two strands of hair fall over her shoulders on either side of her face. H. 9 inches. Plate XXV. Spitzer Collection. 22,500 N.G. 200-300 in existence and many much better.

M.B.37. HANDBELL. RICCIO. The lower portion decorated with a band of foliated across ornament in relief. On the body of the bell are represented shields with the arms of the DORIA Family, suspended by narrow ribbons from masks, with winged putti as supporters. The shields of arms alternate with blank escutcheons hanging from a cluster of fruit, which in turn is suspended from a mask. The upper portion of the bell is adorned with acanthus leaves and the handle is formed by a nude putto seated on a skull, and holding a vine tendril in his left hand: his right arm is upraised and his head thrown back, the eyes glancing to the left. Plate XXIX. H. 6-5/8 inches. 30,000 Do not consider-too many in existence.