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Pair of Fine Quality Patinated 19th Century Grand Tour Warwick Vases
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Pair of Fine Quality Patinated 19th Century Grand Tour Warwick Vases

19th century
Description

The bronzes have a moulded edge decoration with intertwined handles to either side. The body of the vases depicting raised masks of Classical Bacchic Gods (Gods of wine) with grape and vine leaf decoration, with lion pelts and acanthus leaf designs with fluted socle below, all supported on a circular marble socle with bronze leaf decoration. Beautifully crisp and defined.

‘The Warwick vase’ is an ancient Roman marble vase with Bacchic decoration that was discovered at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli in Italy in around 1771 by Gavin Hamilton, a Scottish painter & antiquarian who also dealt in art in Rome, later sold to The Earl of Warwick where it was displayed in a commission built conservatory at Warwick Castle - the original marble vase is now on display in 'The Burrell Collection' in Scotland

Physical Dimensions
Height
24.5cm (9.65")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Declaration

Buckingham Interiors has dated these Grand Tour Warwick Vases to the 19th Century.

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Description
The bronzes have a moulded edge decoration with intertwined handles to either side. The body of the vases depicting raised masks of Classical Bacchic Gods (Gods of wine) with grape and vine leaf decoration, with lion pelts and acanthus leaf designs with fluted socle below, all supported on a circular marble socle with bronze leaf decoration. Beautifully crisp and defined.
fig 1. A pair of nineteenth-century patinated bronze Warwick vases with classical relief masks and woven handles, resting on black marble socles.
fig 1. Pair of Fine Quality Patinated 19th Century Grand Tour Warwick Vases

‘The Warwick vase’ is an ancient Roman marble vase with Bacchic decoration that was discovered at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli in Italy in around 1771 by Gavin Hamilton, a Scottish painter & antiquarian who also dealt in art in Rome, later sold to The Earl of Warwick where it was displayed in a commission built conservatory at Warwick Castle - the original marble vase is now on display in 'The Burrell Collection' in Scotland

Height
24.5cm (9.65")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Date of Manufacture

Buckingham Interiors has dated these Grand Tour Warwick Vases to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1228200
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Archive I A pair of nineteenth-century patinated bronze Warwick vases with classical relief masks and woven handles, resting on black marble socles.

Pair of fine quality patinated 19th Century grand tour Warwick vases

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A pair of nineteenth-century patinated bronze Warwick vases with classical relief masks and woven handles, resting on black marble socles.
Pair of fine quality patinated 19th Century grand tour Warwick vases
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A pair of nineteenth-century patinated bronze Warwick vases with classical relief masks and woven handles, resting on black marble socles.
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The Warwick vase originates from an ancient Roman marble vessel discovered at Hadrians Villa in Tivoli in 1770. Throughout the nineteenth century, bronze scale models were manufactured for European travellers undertaking the Grand Tour as educational souvenirs.

Grand Tour Warwick vases were cast in bronze using the lost-wax technique and given a dark brown or green patination. The bronze components were generally mounted on solid black marble or slate plinths.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces feature sharp casting detail around the relief masks, defined vine-stem handles, and notable weight. Original examples demonstrate aged patination and traditional threaded iron rod construction securing the vase to the socle.

A pair of classical bronze urns can be arranged symmetrically on a fireplace mantelpiece, console table, or sideboard. They serve as grounding decorative elements within transitional, classical, or dark academia interior design schemes.

Dust bronze surfaces using a soft dry cloth or soft-bristled brush to clear crevices without damaging the finish. Avoid liquid metal polishes or abrasive cleaners that strip historic patination, applying microcrystalline wax sparingly to protect the surface.
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