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Andrea Porzio
Italian solid silver ostensory reliquiarie, Palermo, 1768
Height x width x depth: 31 x 25 x 6 cm. Total gross weight: 910 g.
upper part of a ray-shaped ostensory, without a base.
The ostensory is a liturgical object used for the Eucharist. The ray type is characterised by a crown of rays around the central theca to symbolise the divine light emanating from the body of Christ, placed in the centre of the theca. The rays, in this case, are alternating long and shorter ones, with central flames, creating a dynamic effect. Around the theca, winged cherubs' heads emerge from the rays and flames.
The ostensory is a liturgical object used for the Eucharist. The ray type is characterised by a crown of rays around the central theca to symbolise the divine light emanating from the body of Christ, placed in the centre of the theca. The rays, in this case, are alternating long and shorter ones, with central flames, creating a dynamic effect. Around the theca, winged cherubs' heads emerge from the rays and flames.
Hallmarked with the Palermo “bulla" mark featuring a high-flying eagle in use from 1715 to 1825, with the “DSM68” mark of Consul Don Gioachino Carraffa, and the mark of the Palermo silversmith Andrea Porzio.
Literature:
Accascina attributed the A•P mark to Andrea Porzio, a silversmith documented between 1761 and 1768 (1). However, as has been noted regarding the monstrance of Villafrati bearing the same mark, the maker behind the A•P mark could also be one of two Palermo-based silversmiths, Antonio Pampillonia or Antonio Papadopoli (2). The former was active between 1762 and 1792, while the latter from 1762 to 1766 (3).
(1) See Maria Accascina, I marchi delle argenterie siciliane, 1976, p. 60. For the artist, see Barraja, ad vocem Porzio Antonio, in Arti Decorative…, 2015, vol. II, p. 503.
(2) See G. Bongiovanni, entry no. 56, in Argenti e Cultura…, 2008, pp. 358–359.
(3) See S. Barraja, ad voces Pampillonia Antonino and Papadopoli Antonino, in Arti decorative…, 2014, vol. II, pp. 472, 475.Ref. I marchi delle argenterie siciliane 1976 - Maria Accascina. Pag. 60
Accascina attributed the A•P mark to Andrea Porzio, a silversmith documented between 1761 and 1768 (1). However, as has been noted regarding the monstrance of Villafrati bearing the same mark, the maker behind the A•P mark could also be one of two Palermo-based silversmiths, Antonio Pampillonia or Antonio Papadopoli (2). The former was active between 1762 and 1792, while the latter from 1762 to 1766 (3).
(1) See Maria Accascina, I marchi delle argenterie siciliane, 1976, p. 60. For the artist, see Barraja, ad vocem Porzio Antonio, in Arti Decorative…, 2015, vol. II, p. 503.
(2) See G. Bongiovanni, entry no. 56, in Argenti e Cultura…, 2008, pp. 358–359.
(3) See S. Barraja, ad voces Pampillonia Antonino and Papadopoli Antonino, in Arti decorative…, 2014, vol. II, pp. 472, 475.Ref. I marchi delle argenterie siciliane 1976 - Maria Accascina. Pag. 60
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