October’s Item of the Month is an exceptional and large carved Giallo Antico Tazza, after the Antique, Rome, Italy, circa 1840, attributed to Benedetto Boschetti, on a pedestal composed of Verde Antico, Giallo Antico and Nero Portoro marbles.
Provenance: Private European Collection
The workshops of Benedetto Boschetti (circa 1820-1879) based at 74 via Condotti, Rome, were renowned for their exceptional quality works in bronze and marble, after the antique, produced to satisfy the academic and sophisticated tastes of young Englishmen on the Grand Tour. They were awarded a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851.