Vase
ca. 1824 - ca. 1838 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze vase is signed by Pietro and Francesco Cavadini and made in Verona, probably between 1824 and 1838. Pietro Cavadini (1765-1838) was the first owner of the Cavadini foundry in Verona. The Cavadini family ran what became the leading bell-foundry in Verona from 1794 until the 1980s, when it finally closed. Pietro was followed by his son Francesco (1795-1849). The foundry made a variety of objects, but their specialty was bell-casting.
The decoration is particularly finely cast and is reminiscent of earlier, commonly used patterns, such as the vine leaf. The form though is more complicated than that which would normally be associated with the 16th century.
The decoration is particularly finely cast and is reminiscent of earlier, commonly used patterns, such as the vine leaf. The form though is more complicated than that which would normally be associated with the 16th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bell-metal |
| Brief description | Vase, bronze, signed by Pietro and Francesco Cavadini, North Italy (Verona), probably between 1824 and 1838 |
| Physical description | This vase has an inverted pear shaped body with spreading foot, the handles in the form of grotesque female figures. Round the body is a band of running vine pattern. Below are festoons of fruit and flowers. The lower part gadrooned. The foot is decorated with acanthus and the rim with laurel leaves. Round the base runs an inscription. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '-PETRUS EJUSQUE FILIUS FRANCISCUS CAVADINI FUSORES VERONENSES' (round the base) |
| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| Production | probably ca. 1824 - ca. 1838 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze vase is signed by Pietro and Francesco Cavadini and made in Verona, probably between 1824 and 1838. Pietro Cavadini (1765-1838) was the first owner of the Cavadini foundry in Verona. The Cavadini family ran what became the leading bell-foundry in Verona from 1794 until the 1980s, when it finally closed. Pietro was followed by his son Francesco (1795-1849). The foundry made a variety of objects, but their specialty was bell-casting. The decoration is particularly finely cast and is reminiscent of earlier, commonly used patterns, such as the vine leaf. The form though is more complicated than that which would normally be associated with the 16th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Motture, Peta. Bells & Mortars. Catalogue of the Italian Bronzes in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2001, pp. 192-3, cat. no. 67 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.703-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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