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PAIR OF CHARLES X ALABASTER CASSOLETTES

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Pair of Medici alabaster cassolettes with acanthus leaf decoration,Charles X period. The lip and heel are highlighted with foliage. The neck is adorned with a frieze of finely-cut flowers. Each vase rests on a cylindrical base. This long, flared shape originates from Greek bronze craters. These were used to mix water and wine for drinking. They took on the Medici name when a large bell-shaped crater was found in the Villa Medici inventory of 1598. A great example of the craters of antiquity, it is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. This shape was then frequently used in all materials to evoke the grandeur of Antiquity.

Charles X period

Circa: 1825 Dim: W:19cm, D:19cm, H:36,5cm.

Condition report: restoration of some foliage, slight crazing.

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LP : 2965
Availability : Object available
Width : 19 (cm)
Height 37 (cm)
Depth 19 (cm)
Delivery : Free delivery

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