The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Townhouse
The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Townhouse
An Italian Pietre Dure, Silver, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Tray attributed to the Grand Ducal Workshop, Florence, circa 1745, the mounts attributed to Louis Siriès
Live auction begins on:
February 8, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
Bid
65,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the cartouche-shaped panel depicting two birds and garlands of fruit and flowers in lapis lazuli, chalcedony, agate, jasper and carnelian inlaid into a black marble matrix; the moulded silver-gilt border mounted with lapis lazuli cabochons and with a pierced silver filigree apron, raised on filigree basket-form feet, decorated with lapis lily flowers issuing further silver flowers from within the baskets, the underside covered in a later red and gold silk damask
height 1 ¼ in.; width 16 ½ in.; length 10 ¼ in.
3 cm; 42 cm; 26 cm
Galerie Kugel, Paris;
From whom acquired by Aso O. Tavitian at TEFAF Maastricht, 12 March 2018.
Comparative Literature:
Wolfram Koeppe and Annamaria Giusti, Art of the Royal Court. Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe, New York, Metropolitan Museum 2008
Annamaria Giusti, Arte e Manifattura di corte a Firenze dal tramonto dei Medici all'Impero (1732-1815), exhibition catalogue, Florence, Palazzo Pitti 2006
Annamaria Giusti, ed. Splendori di Pietre Dure. L'Arte di Corte nella Firenze dei Granduchi, exhibition catalogue, Florence, Palazzo Pitti, 1988
Alvar González-Palacios, Il tempio del gusto. Le arti decorative in Italia fra classicismi e barocco. Il Granducato di Toscana e gli Stati settentrionali, Milan 1986
