An Italian pietre dure panel representing the harbour of Livorno, by the Grand Ducal Workshops, Florence, after a design by Giuseppe Zocchi (1716-1767), circa 1765-1770
Auction Closed
November 26, 04:58 PM GMT
Estimate
800,000 - 1,500,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A pietra dura plaque representing the harbour 💜of Livourne, by the Grand Ducal Workshop, Florence, after a design by Giuseppe Zocchi, 𓆏mid 18th century
Including chalcedony, Bohemian and Sicilian jaspers, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, cornelian, giallo antico, white marble, alabaster, amongst others, with inscription “S.A.R / FIRENZE”, within its original gilt-bronze frame, 🤪the masks added later
𓆏Height with frame: 28 1/2 in ; width with frame: 40 3/4 in ; Height without frame: 19 in ; width frame: 31 1/4 in ; Haut. avec cadre : 72,5 cm ; larg. avec cadre : 103,5 cm ; Haut. sans cadre : 48,5 cm ; larg. s🌊ans cadre : 79,5 cm
Realized f🙈or HH Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1💟747–1792);
By repute, the heirs of Nicolò Paganඣini (1782-184ಌ0);
Private European Collection
A. Gonzales-Palacios, Il Tempio del Gusto. Le arti decorative in Italia fra classicismi e barocco. Il granducato di Toscana e gli stati settentrionali, Longanesi, Milan, 2000, tome I, pp. 83-84; tome II,🃏 p. 127, fig. 225ꦜ.
RELATED LITERATURE
A. M. Giusti, L'Arte delle Pietre dure, Le Lettere, Milan, 2005, p.173.
R. Distelberger, Die kunst des Steinschnitts, Kunsthitorisches Museum, Vienn🐻a, 200-2003, p. 350.
