A pair of Medici alabaster cassolettes decorated with acanthus leaves, dating from the Charles X period . The rim and foot are highlighted with foliage. The neck is adorned with a frieze of finely cut flowers. Each vessel rests on a cylindrical base. This long, flared shape originates from Greek bronze kraters. These were used to mix water and wine for drinking. They acquired the name Medici when a large bell-shaped krater was found in the inventory of the Villa Medici in 1598. A prime example of ancient kraters, it is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. This shape was subsequently frequently used in all kinds of materials to evoke the grandeur of antiquity.
Charles X era
Circa: 1825 Dim: L:19cm, D:19cm, H:36.5cm.
Condition report : restoration of some foliage, minor cracks.
- Reference :
- 2965
- Availability :
- Item available
- Width :
- 19 (cm)
- Height :
- 37 (cm)
- Depth :
- 19 (cm)
- Identify Exists:
- False
