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2. 587,500. M.B.33. SAYTR WITH INKSTAND AND CANDLE SOCKET. RICCIO. Figure of a satyr, bearded and with ram's horns on his head, seated cross legged. He holds up a shell, against the end of which he rests his chin, in his right hand: a cornucopia, surmounted by a socket for a candle, is in his left. Beside him a vase designed as an inkstand, adorned with a shield of arms. Plate XXVI. H. 8-3/8 inches. Good 20. M. 17,500 Would not consider. Many better in existence.

M.B.35. FEMALE SATYR AND YOUNG FAUN. RICCIO. She stands holding a shell from which the young faun is drinking: on the ground beside the latter a tall vase, the handle of which he grasps. A lizard creeps out of the hollow stump of the tree and a serpent lies in the grass near the hoof of the faun. Pfungst Collection. Plate XXVIII. H. 10-3/8 inches. Good. 30. M. 17,500 Would not consider. Many better in existence.

M.B.97. STUDY OF A HORSE. Paduan. XVI century. A trotting horse with flowing mane modeled apparently upon one of the Greek horses above the facade of St. Mark's, Venice. Plate LXIV. H. 9-1/4 inches. De Cosson Collection. O.K. 15,000 Would not consider. Not good enough.

M.B.143. ABUNDANCE. Venetian. Late XVI century. Full-length female figure draped, standing upon a vase-shaped pedestal which is ornamented with masks and figures of satyrs with fettered arms. Her thick hair falls upon her neck, she turns her head and looks to the left. Her left foot planted on the ground, her right partially raised. In her right arm she bears a cornucopia filled with the fruits of the earth; with her left hand she holds up the folds of her robe. Her feet and arms are bare. The center of the cornucopia forms the socket for a candle. The satyrs on the pedestal are founded upon models by Riccio. H. 20 inches. Plate CIII. ? 19999 L ? air. 32,500. Good. Worth L1200-1500 the pair. 670,000