The Alchemist who has achieved Illumination, from 'Clavis Artis, Alchemical Symbols from Zoroaster', late XVII century
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ca. 1863
The reputation of the CastellanisโFortunato Pio (1794โ1865) and his sons. In 1863, when Alessandro established a branch of the firm in Naples, until his death. Earlier, however, the firm had explored a range of styles, and it is to this period that the letter opener, with its eclectic mixture of Early Christian, classical, and medieval motifs, probably belongs. The symmetrical design, identical on both sides of the blade, features roundels and carefully proportioned geometric compartments characteristic of the work of the duke of Sermoneta, a friend of Alessandro's, who prepared similar designs for the firm in 1859. The angels on each side of the handle recall figures on a later medieval jewel that Alessandro evidently saw in England in 1861โ62, of which he is known to have made five copies.
The angels are
enameled en ronde bosse, a technique practiced in the early sixteenth century; the remainder of the letter opener is cloisonnรฉ enamel, with the cloisons formed of gold filigree wire.
The reputation of the CastellanisโFortunato Pio (1794โ1865) and his sons. In 1863, when Alessandro established a branch of the firm in Naples, until his death. Earlier, however, the firm had explored a range of styles, and it is to this period that the letter opener, with its eclectic mixture of Early Christian, classical, and medieval motifs, probably belongs. The symmetrical design, identical on both sides of the blade, features roundels and carefully proportioned geometric compartments characteristic of the work of the duke of Sermoneta, a friend of Alessandro's, who prepared similar designs for the firm in 1859. The angels on each side of the handle recall figures on a later medieval jewel that Alessandro evidently saw in England in 1861โ62, of which he is known to have made five copies.
The angels are
enameled en ronde bosse, a technique practiced in the early sixteenth century; the remainder of the letter opener is cloisonnรฉ enamel, with the cloisons formed of gold filigree wire.
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