Auction 242
By Bertolami Fine Art
Dec 14, 2022
Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia, Italy
30 Novembre 2022 ore 15:30 CET
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LOT 39:

NEOCLASSICAL MANUFACTURE

Jug. Inspired by an archeological design.

Coated bronze. 18 ...


Start price:
700
Estimated price :
€1,000 - €1,800
Buyer's Premium: 27% More details
Auction took place on Dec 14, 2022 at Bertolami Fine Art
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NEOCLASSICAL MANUFACTURE

Jug. Inspired by an archeological design.

Coated bronze. 18 x 16 x 10,5 cm

A pitcher inspired by unknown archeological findings, perhaps Pompeian.

The smooth, ovoidal body features an elegant, plant-shaped handle that ends in a winged cupid. A little goat sits on the ribbed spout.

Items such as this were designed for the Grand Tour and meant for the eyes of wealthy and cultured tourists enamored with classical antiquities. A fine taste born in the 1700s and well alive up until the first decades of the 1800s.

A finely crafted jug with an exquisite coating.