Antique Baroque Coat of Arms Pasqui Poplar Florence XVIII Century
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Antique Baroque Coat of Arms Pasqui Poplar Florence XVIII Century

Florence, Early XVIII Century

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Antique Baroque Coat of Arms Pasqui Poplar Florence XVIII Century

Florence, Early XVIII Century

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Antique Baroque Coat of Arms Pasqui Poplar Florence XVIII Century - Florence, Early XVIII Century

Features

Florence, Early XVIII Century

Style:  Baroque (1630-1730)

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Origin:  Firenze, Toscana, Italy

Main essence:  Poplar

Material:  Painted Wood , Gilded Wood

Description

Large baroque coat of arms enclosed within a crumpled box, made of poplar painted in polychrome and partially gilded, Florence, early 18th century. The crumpled piece is characterized by a symmetrical design composed of volutes of strong architectural style and is surmounted by a mask placed within leafy elements in the form of wings, while in the lower section it presents a laurel festoon which, developing from the sides, ends up serve as a background. Lambrecchini, bows with galls and a rosette-shaped button further adorn the crumpled. In the centre, placed within a shield composed of curls, stands the insignia of the Pasqui family ("D'azzurro, alla faith di complexion, [...], surmounted by an eight-pointed gold star"), flanked by a red and gold bandit. Gold is used both to create some of the decorations and to define the profile of curls and volutes, helping to give the coat of arms a three-dimensional perspective effect (trompe-l'oeil). Restorations and touch-ups in color. The Pasqui family is a very ancient family of Tuscan origins, which since 1200 has figured in the roles of the Santo Spirito district of Florence, where it had a stable residence until 1300. It was also ascribed to Florentine citizenship in 1606.

Product Condition:
Object restored by the experts of our restoration laboratory. We try to present the real state of the object as completely as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is stated in the description applies.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 177
Width: 130
Depth: 10

Additional Information

Style: Baroque (1630-1730)

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The term derives from the Spanish barrueco phoneme or Portuguese barroco and literally means "shapeless pearl".

Already around the middle of the eighteenth century in France it was synonymous with uneven, irregular, bizarre, while in Italy the term was of Medieval memory and indicated a figure of the syllogism, an abstraction of thought.

This historical period was identified with the derogatory term baroque, recognizing in it extravagance and contrast with the criteria of harmony and expressive rigor to which it was intended to return under the influence of Greco-Roman art and the Italian Renaissance.

Baroque, seventeenth-century and seventeenth-century were synonymous with bad taste.

As regards furniture, freedom of ideation, need for pomp and virtuosity gave rise to a synergy destined to produce unsurpassed masterpieces.

The materials used were worthy of competing with the most astonishing tales of Marco Polo: lapis lazuli, malachite, amber, ivory, tortoiseshell, gold, silver, steel, precious wood essences and more dressed the furnishings that in shape and imagination virtually gave life to the Arabian Nights of many of our powerful people.

Typical of the period were load-bearing or accessory parts resolved with twisted column motifs, clearly inspired by Bernini's canopy of St. Peter's, parts with rich sculptural carving in high relief and even in the round within a vortex of volutes, scrolls and spirals, curved and broken profiles, cymatiums agitated by gables of articulated shape, aprons adorned with ornaments, corbels, buttresses and so on. necessary to enliven shapes and structures.

The Baroque is also the century of illusionism: lacquers and thin temperas crowd furniture and furnishings to imitate with the marbling effects of marble veining or games of veining of precious briar roots.

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Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Main essence: Poplar

Essence considered "poor", it is a white wood, with yellowish or greyish shades, light and tender, which is easily damaged. It is used for rustic furniture or in the construction of furniture. The most valuable use it has had in the history of furniture is in Germany, in the 19th century, for veneers and inlays in the Biedermeier period.

Material:

Painted Wood

Gilded Wood

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