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A façon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, circa 1570

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Lot 23*
A façon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, circa 1570

Sold for £ 35,000 (US$ 47,823) inc. premium

British and European Ceramics and Glass

3 Nov 2016, 10:30 GMT

London, Knightsbridge

A façon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, circa 1570
Innsbruck or Hall-in-Tyrol, depicting the Adoration of the Magi, Joseph standing before an impressive table covered in a cloth edged in gold, the Christ child in his arms, the three Magi before him presenting gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh whilst Mary looks on, the scene set within a crowded interior and framed within a formal border, wooden frame, 25.2cm x 19.6cm visible image

Footnotes

  • Reverse Paintings on Glass: The Ryser Collection (1992) illustrates at p.16, fig.7 a related panel of the Descent from the Cross attributed to Hall-in-Tyrol. Two further 16th century panels, of St Jerome and Christ Bearing the Cross, are in the Corning Museum of Glass. In the Museo Vetrario in Murano a plaque of the Supper at Simon's House has also been ascribed to the mid-16th century, see G Mariacher, Italian Blown Glass (1960), pl.58.

    Ryser notes convincing circumstantial evidence that these so-called 'Venetian Panels' and a number of related reverse-painted dishes originated in Hall-in-Tyrol. Unlike later glass pictures, these panels were individually cast or formed rather than cut from larger panes of glass, resulting in their irregular edges and uneven, striated surfaces.
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  1. John Sandon
    Specialist - Glass
    Bonhams
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    London, United Kingdom SW7 1HH
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