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Suite de vases

Bossi, Benigno, 1727-1792 · 1765 · [Parma : B. Bossi] · 19 pictures

Suite de vases is a 1765 set of engraved plates published in Parma by Benigno Bossi, dedicated to the court of Duke Ferdinand of Parma and his minister Du Tillot. Each plate shows a single classical urn, krater or goblet in fine line engraving with shaded surfaces, set on a plain ground within a ruled border. A designer could draw on the carved handles, twisted serpent or ram-head grips, and stepped rims as models for neoclassical ornament, garden urns or tableware silhouettes.

Du Tillot, Guillaume-Léon -- Art collections · Ferdinand, Infante of Spain, Duke of Parma, 1751-1802 -- Art collections · Vases -- Design -- Early works to 1800 · Garden ornaments and furniture -- Design -- Early works to 1800

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