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A large two-handled Cantagalli vase, Florence, Circa 1900
Estimate
25,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- ceramic
the bulbous body with a long slender neck and two curvilinear handles with leafy terminals surrounding the mouth, decorated with a dark purple irridescent background and painted with two scenes from the Al Maqamat by Abu Muhammad Al-Qasim Ibn Ali al-Hariri
Exhibited
Il Risorgimento della Maiolica Italiana: Ginori e Cantagalli, Stibbert Museum, Florence, 30th September 2011 - 15th April 2012.
Literature
Il Risorgimento della Maiolica Italiana: Ginori e Cantagalli, Stibbert Museum, Florence, 30th September 2011 - 15th April 2012, Cat no. 88, pp. 300-301.
Condition
In good condition, lustre bright and colourful, intact, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Whereas the form of this vase, with its tall slender neck and elaborate handles with fanciful leaf terminals is in the Italian 'Liberty style', it also harks back to a famous thirteenth-century Arab manuscript, the Al-Maqamat or 'Assemblies', written by Abu Muhammad al-Qasim Ibn Ali al-Hariri (1054-1122 AD). The images on this vase follow illustrations from the version of the Al-Maqamat that is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris (MS. Arabe 5847), dated to 634 AH/1237 AD, and illustrated by Yahya Ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti.
The two scenes chosen are from folios 11 and 31 (Paris, Bibl. Nat., Ms. Arabe 5847, fol.11v. and fol.31r). The re-interpretation of these scenes on this vase, made by the Cantagalli factory in the late nineteenth/early twentiefth century, is testament to the influence of medieval Arab painting on Western pictorial models at the turn of the century.
The two scenes chosen are from folios 11 and 31 (Paris, Bibl. Nat., Ms. Arabe 5847, fol.11v. and fol.31r). The re-interpretation of these scenes on this vase, made by the Cantagalli factory in the late nineteenth/early twentiefth century, is testament to the influence of medieval Arab painting on Western pictorial models at the turn of the century.