Lot Essay
We are grateful to Professor Federico Zeri for pointing out that rossolio was a sweet liqueur popular in the 17th and 18th Centuries.
A trompe-l'oeil Still Life of Porcelain, a silver gilt Ewer and an Earthenware Jar reflected in a Mirror with Fruit on a silver Plate
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Cristoforo Munari (1667-1720)
A trompe-l'oeil Still Life of Porcelain, a silver gilt Ewer and an Earthenware Jar reflected in a Mirror with Fruit on a silver Plate
inscribed on the bottles 'Rossolio 1707' and 'Rossolio'
oil on canvas
30½ x 23 1/8in. (77.5 x 58.7cm.)
A trompe-l'oeil Still Life of Porcelain, a silver gilt Ewer and an Earthenware Jar reflected in a Mirror with Fruit on a silver Plate
inscribed on the bottles 'Rossolio 1707' and 'Rossolio'
oil on canvas
30½ x 23 1/8in. (77.5 x 58.7cm.)