Some Rhinoceros Horn Objects Mounted with Filigree.
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17th /18th Century Italian Silver Chalice
with Silver Filigree Mounts.
By Francesco Monti, Rome.
Diam: 12, Height 25 cms.
Francesco Monti. c. 1662 - 1708
Chiesa di S. Maria in Monticelli - via di Santa Maria in Monticelli, 29, Roma.
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Italian Silver Gilt Chalice with Silver Filigree Mounts and Base.
Suggested as Sicilian.
Since the 17th Century and throughout the 18th century both the silversmiths from Messina and from Palermo were particularly skilled in working with filigree.
This Chalice seems to find stylistic confirmation in the chalice of the Cathedral of Cefalù, made in Messina in 1703 (cf. M. Accascina, Oreficeria di Sicilia dal XII al XIX cento, Palermo 1974, p. 403; M. Accascina , The trademarks of Sicilian silverware and goldsmiths, Palermo 1976).
The coat of arms that appears on the base of the chalice is
identical to that of the Roman patrician family of the Mattei. However, there
is no known connection between this family and the Marta area which is capable
of justifying such a donation.
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Chalice - 18th Century.
Diocesan Museum, Milan.
7.11 x 16.51 x 13.97 cms
5.7 x 11.8 x 10.1 cms.
Michael Backman says:
"Importantly, the interior of the box retains its internal tray that has been fitted to permit use as a pandan. Indeed, the presence of the tray makes this box particularly important as it confirms its original intention for use as a betel box or pandan. The tray has dividers which segment the tray into five compartments. It has ring pulls on either side allowing it to be lifted completely from the box".
He also states that probably many of the similar caskets have lost their interior fittings
Curvelo, A., et al, The Orient Museum, Lisbon, Reunion des
Musees Nationaux, 2008.
Provenance:
Spanish Portuguese Collection.
https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/object/batavian-silver-filigree-paan-box/
Once again I am very grateful to Michael Backman.
Both boxes have the Dutch Dolphin mark used between 1859 and 1893 on old or imported silver
Dimensions of box No.1 14.5 cm diam. of top. 6.5 cm is the height. 13 cm is the depth. 10.7 cm is the diam. of the hexagonal shaped base.
Dimensions of box No.2 13cm. diam. of top. 5.5 cm. is the height. 12.5 cm is
the depth. 10.2 cm is the diam. of the hexagonal shaped base.
See - Asian Art And Dutch Taste, by Jan Veenendaal, Waanders
Uitgevers Zwolle, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2014, ISBN: 978 94 6262000 1.
For almost identical octagonal shaped box but with
additional enamelled work decoration please see lot no. 195 exhibited in page
126.
Some 17th /18th Century Portuguese? Filigree Caskets.
with Indian examples for comparison.
(Post in preparation).
1. The Cabral Moncada Leiloes Silver Filigree Casket.
Size - 8 x 9 x 6.5 cms.
Notes: a similar specimen and another with similar
handles were part of the exhibition "A Herança do Rauluchantim",
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon, 1996, and are represented in the respective
catalogue, pp. 214 and 213, nos. 27 and 26, respectively.
Sold by Cabral Moncada Leiloes, Lisbon, Lot 123, December 13th and 14th, 2010.
https://www.cml.pt/leiloes/2010/123-leilao/2-sessao/lote-429/cofre-de-pequenas-dimensoes
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11.94 x 10.41 x 7.11 cms.
https://www.masterart.com/artworks/8715/silver-filigree-casket
I am grateful to Sao Roque Antiguidades of Lisbon for permission to use their photographs.
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2. Casket with Dealer J Baptista of Lisbon, Portugal.
Cuttack, Orissa
19th century.
Marked by Lisbon’s Assay Office (INCM): “Old Man’s Head
with Laurel”.
Size 18 x 9 cms.
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View of the back.
Sold by Auctioneers Cambi d'Asti.
Described by the Auctioneers as Portugal, 19th Century.
Length: 18.4cm, width: 12.2cm, height (including handle)
15cms.
Michael Backman suggests India (Orissa) circa 1750,
Description etc. from Michael Backman's website.
Two filigree boxes showing similar two levels of filigree
work – broader flat wires between which thinner wires are soldered – are
illustrated in Museu de Sao Roque (1996, p. 212, 214). As with the example
here, these too have filigree feet. Another filigree chest, ascribed to Goa,
and also with filigree feet and in gilded silver is in the Khalili Collection
and illustrated in Rogers (2007, p. 243.)
The Museum suggests an ornament possibly to cover a basket. Silver Filigree with Enamel Panels. c. 1680 - 1700. I suspect German although ...
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