Lot 55
  • 55

Dessin à la mine de plomb représentant une verrière par Luigi Valadier, Rome, vers 1785

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Dessin à la mine de plomb représentant une verrière par Luigi Valadier, Rome, vers 1785
  • drawing
  • 19 x 24,5 cm
de forme ovale, à deux anses, le bord crénelé à décor de vagues, le corps orné de deux cygnes et d'un goéland

Literature

Ce dessin est illustré dans A. Gonzalez-Palacios, L'oro di Valadier, 1997, page 123 et dans A. Gonzalez-Palacios, Arredi e Ornamenti alla corte di Roma, 2004, page 357.

Condition

In overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Ce motif d'oiseaux a été utilisé par Luigi Valadier avant 1788 sur un grand seau à rafraîchir en vermeil  vendu chez Sotheby's à Paris le 10 avril 2008, lot 154. Il est également illustré dans l'ouvrage d'Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, Arredi e Ornamenti alla corte di Roma, Milan, 2004, page 357.