Live Auction 4215Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit
AN ITALIAN ROSEWOOD AND PIETRA DURA CASKET
Lot 273

AN ITALIAN ROSEWOOD AND PIETRA DURA CASKET

BY NICCOLA RICCI, CIRCA 1855

Closed7 February 2012

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GBP 12,500

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AN ITALIAN ROSEWOOD AND PIETRA DURA CASKET
BY NICCOLA RICCI, CIRCA 1855
THE TOP, FRONT AND BACK INSET WITH FLORAL PANELS, THE SIDES WITH BUTTERFLIES, THE CHAMFERRED ANGLES WITH CUPID FIGURES PERCHED ON RECUMBENT LIONS, THE HINGED LID WITH MARQUETRY TO THE INTERIOR FOR 'AEB FROM MFB 18 APRIL 1855', THE INTERIOR WITH RED VELVET LINING, THE UNDERSIDE WITH LABEL 'NICCOLA RICCI/INTAGLIATORE IN LEGNO/DEL MAFSO DI S.CROCE/NO.VI/FIRENZE'
9¾ IN. (24.5 CM.) HIGH; 17¾ IN. (45 CM.) WIDE; 12¾ IN. (32.5 CM.) DEEP

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THE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS ESTABLISHED IN FLORENCE AT THE END OF THE 16TH CENTURY BEGAN A LONG TRADITION OF MAGNIFICENT HARDSTONE CREATIONS. DUING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, DESPITE A PERIOD OF DECLINE, A GROUP OF HIGHLY SKILLED STONEWORKERS SUCH AS GIOVANI BATTISTA GIORGI, EDOARDO MARCHIONNI AND PAOLO RICCI CONTINUED TO WORK ON SOPHISTICATED PIECES, INTERPRETING THE ELECTIC TASTE OF THE PERIOD IN THEIR CREATIONS.