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C19th Italian Bronze ‘Grand Tour’ Souvenir, After the Antique, Lidded Cup or Tazza on a Rouge Griotte Marble Base.
M Lees and Sons
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C19th Italian Bronze ‘Grand Tour’ Souvenir, After the Antique, Lidded Cup or Tazza on a Rouge Griotte Marble Base.

19th century
For Sale by M Lees and Sons
Description

C19th Italian bronze ‘Grand Tour’ souvenir, after the antique, lidded cup or tazza on a rouge griotte marble base.

Classical design bronze twin-handled vessel decorated with symbols celebrating the cult of Bacchus and wine , cast with opposing cameo head depictions of the god to each side . Further grape vine decoration, raised on a cast pedestal foot mounted upon a circular rouge griotte marble vase .

The twin handles of extended design and form with flattened tops .

The removable lid with key pattern decoration to the edges , and surmounted with a cast berry finial .

The bronze has achieved a superb patina and colour. In excellent condition with no damage or repairs.

H 6”

W (across handles ) 10”

Diameter 6”

Italy c.1870

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Declaration

M Lees and Sons has dated this Bronze Grand Tour Tazza to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1006477
Dealers Internal Reference
ML 238
Dealers Notes

Established in the Cathedral City of Worcester for over 40 years ,M.Lees&Sons , run by Michael Lees ,have been dealing with public and trade from show-rooms in an early Georgian town-house. We aim to provide a straight-forward approach to our business and build lasting relationships with our customers. As members of the 'London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association' , we provide full descriptive details , date ,authenticity and any available provenance ,with full disclosure of any restoration or repair which may have taken place .

Whether buying for pleasure , decoration or investment, we welcome you to our web-site or premises .

Past projects have included advising clients on forming and disposing of collections , furnishing period properties , hotel and commercial projects , also a shoot-room and lodge .

All goods are available to view and owned by M.Lees & Sons .

If visiting, a telephone call prior is advisable as due to the demands of the business the show-room does not have regular hours . Please feel free to contact us if we can be of assistance . Our inventory on the website Selling Antiques .co.uk showcases our range of stock, whilst more items are available to view on our website. Please visit us on:

www.leesantiquesworcester.com.

Tel. 01905 26620 / 07860826218

Located in the centre of Worcester in the shadow of the Cathedral with easy parking nearby. Exit Junction 7 M5 and follow the signs for Worcester Porcelain Museum . Our premises are located 100 metres from the Museum and 50 metres from Pay&Display car-park in nearby King St.

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C19th Italian bronze ‘Grand Tour’ souvenir, after the antique, lidded cup or tazza on a rouge griotte marble base.
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Classical design bronze twin-handled vessel decorated with symbols celebrating the cult of Bacchus and wine , cast with opposing cameo head depictions of the god to each side.
M Lees and Sons

. Further grape vine decoration, raised on a cast pedestal foot mounted upon a circular rouge griotte marble vase .

fig 1. A nineteenth-century bronze lidded tazza featuring Greek key chasing and elevated handles, supported by a round red marble base.
fig 1. C19th Italian Bronze ‘Grand Tour’ Souvenir, After the Antique, Lidded Cup or Tazza on a Rouge Griotte Marble Base.

The twin handles of extended design and form with flattened tops .

The removable lid with key pattern decoration to the edges , and surmounted with a cast berry finial .

The bronze has achieved a superb patina and colour. In excellent condition with no damage or repairs.

H 6”

W (across handles ) 10”

Diameter 6”

Italy c.1870

Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Date of Manufacture

M Lees and Sons has dated this Bronze Grand Tour Tazza to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1006477
Dealers Internal Ref
ML 238
M Lees and Sons
M Lees and Sons
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2013

M.lees & sons , 'tower house' , severn st., worcester wr12nb tel . 07860826218

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Archive I A nineteenth-century bronze lidded tazza featuring Greek key chasing and elevated handles, supported by a round red marble base.

C19th Italian Bronze ‘Grand Tour’ Souvenir, After the Antique, Lidded Cup or Tazza on a Rouge Griotte Marble Base.

Archive II A nineteenth-century bronze lidded tazza featuring Greek key chasing and elevated handles, supported by a round red marble base. View II
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M Lees and Sons

M Lees and Sons
Telephone 07860 826218 or 01905 26620
Location
Tower House
1 Castle Place
Severn St
Worcester
WR1 2NB
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/mleesandsons
Verified Since Feb 2013
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M Lees and Sons
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A nineteenth-century bronze lidded tazza featuring Greek key chasing and elevated handles, supported by a round red marble base.
C19th Italian bronze ‘Grand Tour’ souvenir, after the antique, lidded cup or tazza on a rouge griotte marble base.
Ref: SA1006477
A nineteenth-century bronze lidded tazza featuring Greek key chasing and elevated handles, supported by a round red marble base.
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A Grand Tour bronze tazza is a shallow vessel mounted on a stem and pedestal base, produced in Italy during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as a classical souvenir for travellers undertaking the European Grand Tour.

These vessels were typically cast in dark patinated bronze using lost-wax or sand-casting techniques and mounted onto coloured marble plinths such as rouge griotte, Siena, or Nero Marquina.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces display dark naturally aged patinas, hand-chased ornamentation inspired by classical Greco-Roman artifacts, and period-correct threaded iron rods holding the bronze and marble components together.

A classical bronze tazza serves as an accent piece on a dark wood sideboard, mantelpiece, or executive desk, paired alongside architectural studies and bound volumes.

Dust the bronze gently with a dry microfibre cloth and preserve the metal patina with a light application of neutral microcrystalline wax, avoiding water or liquid polish on the porous marble base.
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