Lot 7
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUCKET
AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUCKET
AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUCKET
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUCKET

ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHIURAZZI FOUNDRY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE

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AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUCKET
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHIURAZZI FOUNDRY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
Deep tapering body, the upper section with various flowers and animals, cast in relief with twin handles, the terminals flanking Egyptian masks, on a stepped relief-cast base
14 3⁄8 in. (36.5 cm) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Gorringes, Lewes, 2 September 2009, lot 355.

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The model is taken from a cast of a pail excavated from Herculaneum. Discoveries from the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii throughout the 18th and 19th centuries generated immense interest in the Antique, resulting in a burgeoning market for copies. Several Naples-based firms marketed these keepsakes to travelers on their Grand Tour, the most famous of which was Fonderia Chiurazzi, with its popular shop in the arcade opposite the National Archaeological Museum.

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