Covered agate bowl and rock crystal urn
Covered agate bowl and rock crystal urn
Oil on panel signed lower left
Dimensions :
35,5 x 27 cm / 13.78 x 10.63 inch
Dimensions with frame :
61,5 x 53 cm / 24.02 x 20.87 inch
Description of the artwork
Rock crystal vase depicting the Virtues: Strength, Faith, Hope and Humility.
Milan circa 1570-1600. Conservation site: Louvre, Département des Objets d'art du Moyen Age, de la Renaissance et des temps modernes
The covered round bowl is in agate, adorned with rubies and pearls. A baroque pearl and enamelled gold part of a bow-toting triton surmounts the lid.
Milan circa 1570-1600. Conservation site: Louvre, Département des Objets d'art du Moyen Age, de la Renaissance et des temps modernes
Literature
Blaise-Alexandre Desgoffe by Etienne Bréton and Sarah de Maistre. Reproduced on p.34 and listed under number 49.
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