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26 janvier 2018

Dario Ghio at BRAFA, 27 Jan - 4 Fev 2018, Stand 106c

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Set of four candlesticks, Rome, circa 1720. Silversmith: Simone Miglié. Silver-gilt in original fitted brown leather case. H 8.5 cm© Dario Ghio

Intended to decorate the corners of a game table. The base of each is engraved with the coat of arm of the Sanchez de Luna family, which was originally from Aragon. This set was made for Don Alonso Sanchez de Luna (1704-1781), the third Duke of Sant'Arpino, a Neapolitan nobleman who took Barbara Pisani as his first wife in 1740, and later married Laura Caracciolo, the daughter of the Prince of Castagneto.

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Attributed to Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836), View of Tivoli falls, Rome, first quarter 19th century . Micro mosaic. Within a Greek-key border and carved gilt wooden frame. H 43.5 x 36 cm© Dario Ghio

During the archaeological excavations in Rome that began in the 16th century, the ancient technique of mosaic was revived with the re-discovery of classical antiquities. In the late 18th century, the Vatican Mosaic Workshops developed the micro mosaic technique using tiny glass beads on panels. Small objects with mosaic versions of landscapes, architectural views, animals and classical motifs became a Roman specialty, which were highly sought after by Grand Tour visitors in the late 18th and 19th centuries

Related views of Tivoli include The Temple of Sibyl and a Waterfall by Giacomo Raffaelli in the Hermitage Museum illustrated by Grieco, op. cit., p.151 pl. 372 and a View of Tivoli by Giovanni Morelli in the Gilbert Collection, Victoria & Albert Museum illustrated by Gabriel, op. cit., p.102-3, n° 47

Comparative literature: Roberto Grieco ‘Micromosaici Romani’- Rome 2007, p. 151, pl. 372; Jeanette H. Gabriel ‘The Gilbert Collection Micromosaics’-London, 2000, p.102-3, n° 47.

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Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns), Italy or Germany, second half 17th century. Ivory sculpture with relief figures, 23 x 13.5 cm© Dario Ghio

Dario Ghio at BRAFA, 27 Jan - 4 Fev 2018, Stand 106c25 Boulevard Princesse CharlotteMC-98000 Monte-Carlo. t +377 97 70 40 18 - m +377 68 08 65 214 - info@darioghio.com - www.darioghio.com

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