Bernardo Perger Composition featuring impressions on gold leaf of the obverse and...
Bernardo Perger ( Istria 1736 - Napoli 1786 )
Composition featuring impressions on gold leaf of the obverse and reverse of the medal commemorating Princess Livia Doria Carafa di Roccella, framed by garlands of bisque flowers on an ebonised wooden base. Housed in a contemporary gilded bronze case with a beaded profile and a ribbon-shaped cornice. Naples, late 18th century (diameter 7 cm; case 13 x 24 cm) (defects, missing parts and minor cracks) The two plaques depict, respectively, a profile portrait of Livia Doria Carafa di Roccella facing to the right, and ‘Seated Charity clutching Hymen and bestowing coins upon the poor beside her; at her side, the standing figure of Religion points to an eagle in the sky, holding two eaglets in its talons; above, three stars and the emblem of the sun. At her feet lie a burning torch, a lyre and a yoke” Provenance: Naples, Private Collection; formerly Palazzo Carafa di Roccella Comparative bibliography: M. Pisani, Neapolitan Portraits from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century, Naples 1996, cat. 75, p. 110
Estimate € 6,500 - 7,000
Bernardo Perger ( Istria 1736 - Napoli 1786 )
Composition featuring impressions on gold leaf of the obverse and reverse of the medal commemorating Princess Livia Doria Carafa di Roccella, framed by garlands of bisque flowers on an ebonised wooden base. Housed in a contemporary gilded bronze case with a beaded profile and a ribbon-shaped cornice. Naples, late 18th century (diameter 7 cm; case 13 x 24 cm) (defects, missing parts and minor cracks) The two plaques depict, respectively, a profile portrait of Livia Doria Carafa di Roccella facing to the right, and ‘Seated Charity clutching Hymen and bestowing coins upon the poor beside her; at her side, the standing figure of Religion points to an eagle in the sky, holding two eaglets in its talons; above, three stars and the emblem of the sun. At her feet lie a burning torch, a lyre and a yoke” Provenance: Naples, Private Collection; formerly Palazzo Carafa di Roccella Comparative bibliography: M. Pisani, Neapolitan Portraits from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century, Naples 1996, cat. 75, p. 110
Estimate € 6,500 - 7,000
