A Large Cenedese Enamelled Charger c1975 With Original Label

Description

Heading :A large Cenedese enamelled charger with original label
Date : c1975
Origin : Cenedese. Murano. Italy
Colour : Red with polychrome enamels and gilding
Bowl : A shallow red glass charger with extensive polychrome enamelling and gilding
Pontil : Polished with original Cenedese label 
Glass Type : Lead free
Size : 4 cm tall.  39.5 cm bowl and 12cm foot
Condition : Excellent 
Restoration : None
Weight : 1302 gms

Enamelled glass chargers have been made in Murano since the renaissance. The same style has been resurrected many times in the 18th . 19th and 20th century. Did they ever go out of fashion? The islamic influence on the renaissance and renaissance style cannot be understated. The renaissance should really be known as a period of catching up with the Isalamic world. In the fields of mathematics. physics. medecine and public healthcare and the arts Europe was centuries behind.

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