A Sicilian coral inlaid and gilt copper octagonal devotional plaque Capezzale with Saint Francis
A Sicilian coral inlaid and gilt copper octagonal devotional plaque Capezzale with Saint Francis
Period 1600-1750
Medium Bronze, gilt-bronze, Gilt, Ormolu, Enamelled, Coral, Brass
Dimension 49 x 35 cm (19¹/₄ x 13³/₄ inches)
A Sicilian coral inlaid and gilt copper octagonal devotional plaque Capezzale with Saint Francis, mounted in an enamel and gilt copper framing; the reverse engraved with Saint Francis surrounded by foliate scrolls.
Trapani, Late 17th century
Period: 1600-1750
Medium: Bronze, gilt-bronze, Gilt, Ormolu, Enamelled, Coral, Brass
Dimension: 49 x 35 cm (19¹/₄ x 13³/₄ inches)
Provenance:
Collection Luigi Koelliker
The Luigi Koelliker Studiolo. The London House; Sotheby's, London, 3 December 2008, lot 50. (85.250,00 £).
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume II: Kunstkammer; Sotheby's, Paris, 12 October 2022, lot 263.
Literature:
• E.Tartamella, Corallo, Storia e Arte dal XV al XIX Secolo, Maroda ed.2004, Tav. n.12 p.208; Tav.33 p.228.
• A. Daneu, L'Arte Trapanese del Corallo, Milan, 1964, TAV. XVI, XVII.
• M. Concetta Di Natale, Il Corallo Trapanese nei secoli XVI e XVII, Brescia, 2002, no. 17, pp. 56-57.
• Museo Regionale Pepoli, Coralli, Talismani Sacri e Profani, Trapani, 1986, nos. 76 and 82.
•Museo di Capodimonte e Museo Pignatelli, Civiltà del Seicento a Napoli, Naples, 1985.
• Catania, Palazzo Valle, Foundation Puglisi Cosentino, Trapani, Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale Agostino Pepoli», I grandi capolavori del corallo – I coralli di Trapani del XVII e XVIII secolo, 3 mars 2013–5 mai 2013, 18 mai 2013–3•0 juin 2013, V. P. Li Vigni et al., Milano, 2013, p.88.
Burzio
Decorative Arts, from Antiquities to XIX Century, focusing in particular on Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Textiles, Glass, Ceramics and Bronzes.
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