Lot 83
83
A SOUTH ITALIAN CORAL AND BLUE AND WHITE ENAMEL-MOUNTED REPOUSSÉ GILT-COPPER TAZZA
A SOUTH ITALIAN CORAL AND BLUE AND WHITE ENAMEL-MOUNTED REPOUSSÉ GILT-COPPER TAZZA
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several co… Read more THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
A SOUTH ITALIAN CORAL AND BLUE AND WHITE ENAMEL-MOUNTED REPOUSSÉ GILT-COPPER TAZZA

TRAPANI, SICILY, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A SOUTH ITALIAN CORAL AND BLUE AND WHITE ENAMEL-MOUNTED REPOUSSÉ GILT-COPPER TAZZA
TRAPANI, SICILY, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Of circular form, applied overall with foliate and scroll decoration, the dished plate with foliate-cast pierced rim, the underside engraved overall with stylised foliage and flowerheads, above a waisted socle, minor losses and replacements
2¼ in. (5.75 cm.) high; 8 in. (20 cm.)
Literature
M. Concetta di Natale ed., Il Corallo Trapanese nei secolo XVI e XVII, Brescia, 2002, nos. 5 and 6.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

Both in its natural form and when intricately carved, coral has been a prized material, and production of coral items are documented in European centres as far afield as Landshut in Bavaria, and Sicily. The most famous of these was Trapani with the court of the Sicilian Viceroy the most important source of patronage for the coral workers. The coral, usually combined with a gilt-copper ground and often embellished with enamels, was fashioned into a variety of religious and secular items including crucifixes, monstrances, mirror frames and as in this example, tazze.

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