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Etagere

ca.1850-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Roccheggiani, Cesare (maker)
Place of origin
Rome (made)

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.


Object details

Category
Metalwork
Object type
Etagere
Materials and techniques
Gilt bronze, gilt brass, micromosaic, marble, malachite, glass and silk
Mosaic Glass
Gold
Bronze
Brass (Alloy)
Marble
Malachite (Mineral)
Reflective Glass
Silk (Textile)
Micromosaic
Gilding
Casting
Casting
Inlay (Process)
Inlay (Process)
Setting
Lining (Process)
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 113.7cm
  • Width: 55cm
  • Depth: 28.5cm
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.
Bibliographic references
  • Alfieri, Massimo, Maria Grazia Branchetti and Guido Cornini. Mosaici Minuti Romani del 700 et dell'800. Exhibition catalogue. Rome: Edizioni del mosaico, 1986, p. 180.
  • Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee with contributions by Anna Maria Massinelli and essays by Judy Rudoe and Massimo Alfieri. Micromosaics: The Gilbert Collection. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with The Gilbert Collection, 2000. 310 p., ill. Cat. no. 59, p. 118. ISBN 0856675113.
Other numbers
  • MM 225
  • 1996.321 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
  • MM 19 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.955-2008

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Record createdJune 19, 2008
Record URL
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