The Giordano Collection: Une Vision Muséale Part II

A gold, mother of pearl and tortoiseshell piqué tray, Naples, circa 1740

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Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 EUR

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oval with a shaped border, decorated with piqué posé figures in discourse, architectural elements and dogs around a central guglia ('spire') surmounted by a statue of a saint, flanked by a cheerful gold dog and a seated figure, each element further enhanced with gold piqué posé leafy foliage and flying birds, the outer border embellished with masks, shells and foliage

6 1/2 x 9 in ; 16,7 x 22,7 cm

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As Alexis Kugel has noted, several of the intricate piqué trays made in Naples in the second quarter of the eighteenth century, such as the present lot, are decorated with obelisks of a certain shape. These so-called guglie are a distinct feature of the architectural landscape of Naples and beyond and as such have served as a source of inspiration for goldsmiths and other artists active in the 'capital of Baroque' in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (see Alexis Kugel, Pique: Gold, Tortoiseshell and Mother-of-Pearl at the Court of Naples, Milan, 2018, p. 65).

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