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1139 - Andrea Valadier (Aramon, 1694 – Rome, 1759)

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€5,500 - 6,000

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31%

Andrea Valadier (Aramon, 1694 – Rome, 1759) Silver coffee pot with a pear-shaped, fluted body. Lid with a flower-shaped knob, ebonised wooden handle, spout with a flap, and a square, stepped base. Rome, 1734–1752. (gross weight 660) (height 21 cm) (slight defects and possibile restoration to the lid) Bearing the silversmith’s mark (three French lilies accompanied by the initial of his first name) and the chamber mark of the Papal States (R.C.A. for Reverenda Camera Apostolica) Valadier, baptised as André in 1694, was born in Aramon, Provence, the second son of Jean-François and Marie Châteauneuf. By 1716 he was already recognised as a ‘bon orfèvre’ (Cassan 1984). Key bibliography C. Bulgari, Silversmiths, Gem-cutters and Goldsmiths of Italy. Historical notes and a collection of their marks, Rome 1958–1977; C.-. Cassan, Les orfèvres d’Avignon et du Comtat Venaissin, Paris 1984; B. Montevecchi (ed.), Precious Sculptures. Sacred Goldsmithing in Lazio from the 13th to the 18th Century, Rome 2015; A. González-Palacios, Luigi Valadier, The Frick Collection, New York 2018; Ibid., The Valadiers: Andrea, Luigi, Giuseppe, Milan 2019; A. Coliva, G. Leardi, Valadier: Splendour in 18th-Century Rome, Galleria Borghese, Milan 2019. IT Andrea Valadier (Aramon, 1694 - Roma, 1759) Caffettiera in argento con corpo piriforme e scanalato. Coperchio con presa a fiore, manico in legno ebanizzato,beccuccio con sportellino, piede squadrato e gradonato. Roma, 1734-1752. (g lordi 660) (h. cm 21) (lievi difetti e possibile restauro al coperchio) Con il bollo dell'argentiere (3 gigli di Francia accompagnati dall'iniziale del nome e il bollo camerale dello Stato pontificio (R.C.A. per Reverenda Camera Apostolica) Valadier battezzato come André nel 1694, Andrea nacque ad Aramon, in Provenza, secondo figlio di Jean-François e Marie Châteauneuf. Nel 1716 era già dichiarato ''bon orfévre'' (Cassan 1984). Bibliografia di riferimento C. Bulgari, Argentieri, gemmari e orafi d'Italia. Notizie storiche e raccolta dei loro contrassegni, Roma 1958-1977; C.-. Cassan, Les orfèvres d'Avignon et du Comtat Venaissin, Parigi 1984; B. Montevecchi (a cura di), Sculture preziose. Oreficeria sacra nel Lazio dal XIII al XVIII secolo, Roma 2015; A. González-Palacios, Luigi Valadier, The Frick Collection, New York 2018; Id., I Valadier: Andrea, Luigi, Giuseppe, Milano 2019.; A. Coliva, G. Leardi, Valadier: Splendore nella Roma del Settecento, Galleria Borghese, Milano 2019.

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Important Silver
Friday, October 30
03:00 PM
Palazzo Crivelli, Via Pontaccio, 12
20121 Milan, Italy

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