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.
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