Etagere
ca.1850-1900 (made)
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Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
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Materials and techniques | Gilt bronze, gilt brass, micromosaic, marble, malachite, glass and silk |
Brief description | Étagère with three micromosaic plaques, Micromosaic, marble, malachite, gilt bronze, gilt brass. Cesare Roccheggiani, Rome, 1850-1900. |
Physical description | A gilt three-level stand, the top with a hinged, silk-lined jewellery case with glass on three sides, and supporting a round mirror with candle-holders on each side. The three tiers have shelves consisting of rectangular black marble plaques, the lower two with central oval mosaics of monuments within a further band of malachite, the top with a central mosaic floral bouquet. Signed: Cesare Roccheggiani, Roma. |
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Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
Object history | Provenance: South Audley Art Galleries, London, 1975. |
Summary | Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
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Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.955-2008 |
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Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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