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A quite beautiful French porcelain fruit bowl |
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| Dateline: Early 20th Century |
Item# 36988 |
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A quite beautiful early 20th century French porcelain fruit bowl extensively decorated with scenes of St Peters Square. The bowl has a background colour of opaline blue with gilt decoration and standing on an ormolu base. The inside of the bowl has a central scene of the square surrounded by nine separate architectural scenes, all with blue and gilt surrounds.
26 cms high, 34 cms diameter.
Saint Peter's Square is a massive plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave surrounded by Rome, directly west of the neighborhood or rione of Borgo.
At the center of the square is a four-thousand-year-old Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1568. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Tuscan colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church." A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno dating to 1613.
The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667,
Condition: Perfect
Dimensions: 26 cms high, 34 cms diameter.
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Sold:
Sale Price/Value Guide: *over 690+ GBP
(May 2016)
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*A quite beautiful French porcelain fruit bowl - Sale Price published as a guide only. The value of antique, art and vintage collectible items can fluctuate, and vary between trade, auction & open-market values, retail prices and insurance valuations. For insurance purposes, insuring a high-value item or collection, we recommend a first-hand appraisal and renewed valuation every 5-7 years.
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