An important Roman Baroque silver holy water stoop - image-1
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Lot 1039 Dα

An important Roman Baroque silver holy water stoop

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 10:00 - Decorative Arts - Silver, Porcelain, Faience
Estimate: 13.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 15.750 € (incl. premium)
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An important Roman Baroque silver holy water stoop

Silver and fire-gilt bronze holy water dish with a finely chased depiction of the Virgin holding the sleeping Christ Child surrounded by five cherub's heads in the centre, against an ormolu drapery held by putti. The deep, oval bowl beneath a hinged lid containing a moulded inset of silver-plated copper. H 38; W 33.5 cm.
Marks of Antonio Politi, around 1730.

Provenance

From an important Italian collection.

Literature

The diocesal museum in Piteglio houses four reliquaries by Politi, the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence also houses an incense burner by this maker. The complete list of cultural goods in Italy also mentions a communion chalice in the parish church of Sarsina (https://catalogo.beniculturali.it).