λ AN ITALIAN CARVED WOOD 'MICROSCULTURA' RONDEL ATTRIBUTED TO GIUSEPPE MARIA BONZANIGO (ITALIAN 1744-1820), LATE 18TH CENTURY of walnut and limewood on an ebony ground, depicting a classical urn of flowers, birds, leaves and a staff, in a moulded gilt slip and a rosewood frame the rondel: 7cm diameter Catalogue Note Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo was born in Asti in 1744 to a family of cabinetmakers. He learnt his trade initially from his father's workshop but moved to Turin in 1773. He worked as a sculptor and a cabinet maker with a large workshop supplying the Court of Savoy and other notable patrons. He was justly famed for the breathtaking finesse of his 'microsculture'. For a similar rondel see Sotheby's, Paris, 8th November 2012, lot 55. Read more »
λ AN ITALIAN CARVED WOOD 'MICROSCULTURA' RONDEL ATTRIBUTED TO GIUSEPPE MARIA BONZANIGO (ITALIAN 1744-1820), LATE 18TH CENTURY of walnut and limewood on an ebony ground, depicting a classical urn of flowers, birds, leaves and a staff, in a moulded gilt slip and a rosewood frame the rondel: 7cm diameter Catalogue Note Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo was born in Asti in 1744 to a family of cabinetmakers. He learnt his trade initially from his father's workshop but moved to Turin in 1773. He worked as a sculptor and a cabinet maker with a large workshop supplying the Court of Savoy and other notable patrons. He was justly famed for the breathtaking finesse of his 'microsculture'. For a similar rondel see Sotheby's, Paris, 8th November 2012, lot 55. Read more »
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