1130 - Mattia Venturesi (Forlì, 1719 – Rome, 1776) Silver coffee pot, pear-shaped and faceted body with a Greek fret and lanceolate leaves, lid with a spherical knob, wooden handle ending in a curl. Engraved on the base: ‘C G C’. (gross weight 1000) (height 33.5 cm)

Mattia Venturesi (Forlì, 1719 – Rome, 1776) Silver coffee pot, pear-shaped and faceted body with a Greek fret and lanceolate leaves, lid with a spherical knob, wooden handle ending in a curl. Engraved on the base: ‘C G C’. (gross weight 1000) (height 33.5 cm) Exhibitions: Three Centuries of Roman Silver from Private Collections, Rome, Palazzo Braschi, 7–26 May 1970. Bibliography: Three Centuries of Roman Silver from Private Collections, Rome, 1970, cat. no. 71, plate XLIV. Further reading: C. G. Bulgari, Silversmiths, Gem-cutters and Goldsmiths of Italy. Part One, Rome 1980, pp. 524–525, nos. 1072–1073; J. Montagu, ‘The Arrighi Workshop’, in the same author, G. Barucca (eds.), Gold and Silver: 18th-Century Masterpieces from Arrighi to Valadier, Milan 2007; B. Montevecchi, Precious Sculptures: Sacred Goldsmithing in Lazio from the 13th to the 18th Century, Vatican City 2015. IT Mattia Venturesi (Forlì, 1719 - Roma, 1776) Caffettiera in argento, corpo piriforme e sfaccettato con greca e foglie lanceolate, coperchio con presa a sfera, manico in legno terminante a ricciolo. Inciso alla base "C G C". (g lordi 1000) (h. cm 33,5) Esposizioni: Argenti Romani di tre secoli nelle raccolte private, Roma, Palazzo Braschi, 7 - 26 Maggio 1970. Bibliografia: Argenti Romani di tre secoli nelle raccolte private, Roma, 1970, cat. n. 71, tav. XLIV. Bibliografia di riferimento: C. G. Bulgari, Argentieri, gemmari e orafi d'Italia. Parte prima, Roma 1980, pp. 524-525, nn. 1072-1073; J. Montagu, La bottega degli Arrighi, in Ead., G. Barucca (a cura di), Ori e argenti:Capolavori del '700 da Arrighi a Valadier, Milano 2007; B. Montevecchi, Sculture preziose: Oreficeria sacra nelLazio dal XIII al XVIII secolo, Città del Vaticano 2015.