Live Auction 22980Philip Hewat-Jaboor: An Eye for the Magnificent
AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUCKET
Lot 7

AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUCKET

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

Closed8 February 2024

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GBP 4,410

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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

Anonymous sale; Gorringes, Lewes, 2 September 2009, lot 355.

Specialist note


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.