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The BADA Christmas Gift ListA Fine Spanish Gold Damascened Iron Vase, By Placido Zuloaga, Eibar.
The underside of the vase signed POR PLACIDO ZULOAGA and EN EIBAR AO 1861.
This beautiful damascene vase is a signed work by the Spanish master Placido Zuloaga, who took the art of damascening to new heights in second half of the nineteenth century.
The narrow flask shape is drawn from ancient Greek lekythos vases. The eared handles above rams-masks are also Grecian in inspiration. The fine damascening of the scrolled vine, flowers, foliate trials and ribbon bands is also derived from the ancient Greek, but the detail and sophistication is akin to renaissance work.
It is possible that this vase was one of the 'renaissance style' pieces exhibited by Zuloaga at the International Exhibition in London in 1862 when he was complimented for 'a variety of objects in the Renaissance and Moorish style' and 'pre-eminent' in the art of embossing and damascening metals (J. B. Waring, Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862. Day & Sons, London, 1863 pl. 63).
Spanish, Dated 1861.
Dimensions
Height : 23.7 cm 9 inchesThe BADA Standard
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