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331 - A MONUMENTAL MARBLE SUNDIALPORTUGUESE, MID 18TH CENTURYSurmount of twin cherubs flanking urn, above circular vertical dial, with broad sweeping raised stylised acanthus fanning below, within bold baroque scrolling volutes, lowest with raised floral decoration, stepped breakfront plinth belowapproximately 357cm high, 130cm wide, 67cm deepA monumental marble sundial of this ambitious size and scalewould have been commissioned for aristocratic quintas and formal gardens,serving both as a timekeeper and as expressions of status and cultivated taste.The detailing of the sculptural putti cornice and the bold scrolling tapering frameties this work into mid 18th century Baroque Portuguese garden andarchitectural sculpture. The ornamental vocabulary relates closely to thearchitectural stonework of the period, including the sculptural programmesassociated with the Casa dos Porto Carreiro (Obras do Fidalgo), and to theintegrated architectural sculpture at the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte. Ineach case, sculpture is conceived as an extension of architecture, designed tobe read at scale within a formal landscape setting.Examples of comparable scale and sculptural confidence are rare, making this animportant survival of Portuguese Baroque garden sculpture.
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A MONUMENTAL MARBLE SUNDIALPORTUGUESE, MID 18TH CENTURYSurmount of twin cherubs flanking urn, above circular vertical dial, with broad sweeping raised stylised acanthus fanning below, within bold baroque scrolling volutes, lowest with raised floral decoration, stepped breakfront plinth belowapproximately 357cm high, 130cm wide, 67cm deepA monumental marble sundial of this ambitious size and scalewould have been commissioned for aristocratic quintas and formal gardens,serving both as a timekeeper and as expressions of status and cultivated taste.The detailing of the sculptural putti cornice and the bold scrolling tapering frameties this work into mid 18th century Baroque Portuguese garden andarchitectural sculpture. The ornamental vocabulary relates closely to thearchitectural stonework of the period, including the sculptural programmesassociated with the Casa dos Porto Carreiro (Obras do Fidalgo), and to theintegrated architectural sculpture at the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte. Ineach case, sculpture is conceived as an extension of architecture, designed tobe read at scale within a formal landscape setting.Examples of comparable scale and sculptural confidence are rare, making this animportant survival of Portuguese Baroque garden sculpture.
Auction details
Vagabond: Chapter OneAuction house
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