THE SIZE OF THIS ITEM EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY INTERNATIONAL POST AND MUST BE SENT USING A COURIER SERVICE IF POSTED TO AN ADDRESS OUTSIDE OF THE UK. IF YOU WISH TO BUY THIS ITEM AND ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UK THEN PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTATION BEFORE DOING SO.
This is a superb large facon de Venise tazza dating from some time in the 17th century. Tazzas of this type, copied from Venetian prototypes, were popular productions in the Netherlands and have also been attributed to Catalonia. They are illustrated and discussed in detail by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), pp.111-6, nos.53-9. Similar tazzas are depicted as salvers for drinks or sweetmeats in contemporary paintings and the varying sizes in which tazzas with this decoration are found may indicate that some were intended to form tiered table centrepieces. The consistency of the form and chain-link decoration suggests that they may be products of one workshop specialising in these pieces, rather than products of several workshops producing glass in the Venetian style. Two similar tazzas are in the Frankfurt Museum für Kunsthandwerk, illustrated in the catalogue Glas (1973), p.68, nos.127 and 128.
The tazza is in excellent condition for its age. This means, of course, that it shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot consistent with some 300 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the apex of the foot.
The tazza has a round, flat top measuring 34.5 cm (1 ft. 2 inches) in diameter at the upturned rim. The bowl is decorated with a trailed turquoise glass chain within two thin circles of trailed milled glass to the underside of the bowl. The bowl sits on a high, flared, folded foot with a medial trailed collar of glass which measures 13.5 cm (5.4 inches) in diameter. The tazza is 11.7 cm (4.7 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. The turquoise chain is slightly irregular in places as should be expected and there are two tiny pieces of white clinker in the metal of the bowl dating from manufacture.
It is made from high quality soda metal weighing 706 g. (~ 1 lb. 9 oz.). Certainly the nicest tazza of its type to come our way.
Provenance: Lady ‘Lili’ Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell). Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire. Thence by family descent to the prior owner
Quote item: 5933
Please note:
1. All prices quoted are exclusive of postage. Postage is calculated by weight and charged at the prevailing UK Post Office rates without any additional fees for materials. Please see our Shipping & Returns page for more information.
2. Payment is by Paypal, by credit/debit card (through Paypal as clearer), by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or by personal cheque. We do not retain any of your financial information on our system. If you wish to make an alternative payment arrangement please contact us at contact@theworldismadeofglass.co.uk.
3. If you decide that you do not like the piece you have bought when it arrives you have up to 30 days to return the piece to us. Please note our returns policy on our Shipping & Returns page.
