A Fine Baroque Grey Marble Oval Vase and Cover of Elegant Shape Raised upon an Oval Turned Marble Foot

Object Description

A Fine Baroque Grey Marble Oval Vase and Cover of Elegant Shape Raised upon an Oval Turned Marble Foot
‘Bigio Antico’ Marble
Rome, Italy
17th / 18th Century

SIZE: 39cm high – 15¼ ins high

Object History

Purchased Firenze, Italia 2000
Ex Private collection

Object Literature

The Baroque period originated in Italy in the 17th century and flourished across Europe embracing painting, sculpture, architecture, the decorative arts and in the 18th century music as well. The Italian ‘peak’ of Baroque can be seen in the many churches of the period. The elegant marble vase and cover was probably intended for such a building and could have been positioned around a ‘high altar’ or ‘niche’.

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