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Funny Shell Cameo Set in Gold with Putti at the Harvest, ca. 1950


€ 590.00 *
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Funny Shell Cameo Set in Gold with Putti at the Harvest, ca. 1950
Funny Shell Cameo Set in Gold with Putti at the Harvest, ca. 1950
Description
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Shell cameos with mythological motifs were created in Italy, especially in the 19th century, for travellers on a Grand Tour. This so-called cavalier tour, which was intended to perfect the travellers' education, took them to the ancient monuments, to the art collections of Rome and Naples, and the early tourists brought back small souvenirs from their trip across the Alps, which were intended to tell of the experiences of the Italian journey. That this tradition of travel souvenirs in shell did not end with the 20th century is shown by this unusual shell gem from around 1950, which depicts two sweet-faced putti at the grape harvest. One of them has climbed a ladder and is picking vines, another winged putto is bending over a wicker basket in which the grapes are apparently being gathered. It is in this little cameo, probably created in the Bay of Naples, that a baroque diagram of the bacchanalian world is condensed. Now, transferred to the two-coloured shell of the shell, the diffuse separation between the white of the pictorial action and the darker ground of the shell has been achieved in the best possible way. The setting of the rectangular shell, which makes it wearable as a brooch and also as a pendant, is forged from gold and engraved by hand. A beautiful, expressive piece in very good condition, which should enjoy a place of honour in every collection, not only because of its unusual motif.
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Funny Shell Cameo Set in Gold with Putti at the Harvest, ca. 1950
Rich Harvest
€ 590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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