ITALIE, MILIEU DU XVIIIe SIÈCLE PAIR OF ACUTE... Lot 46

ITALIE, MILIEU DU XVIIIe SIÈCLE PAIR OF ACUTE RARES Cartapesta H. 57 cm. Missing and old restorations. These ewers, gilded or lacquered in shades of green on a cream background, were made using the cartapesta or "papier-mâché" technique used in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries. The overflow and handle, of baroque design, flanked by seated satyrs holding a garland; the belly with reserves painted with fantastic, oriental and arabesque bird motifs centred on a flat medallion with a historical scene or a female mascaron; circular pedestal with a godred ring.