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Book Review
Orfèvrerie de la Renaissance et des temps modernes: XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: La Collection du Musée du Louvre
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1186–1187
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Glanville, Philippa (Glanville, Philippa; G., P.)
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Orfèvrerie de la Renaissance et des temps modernes: XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: La Collection du Musée du Louvre By Michèle Bimbenet-Privat, Florian Doux and Catherine Gougeon with Philippe Palasi. 3 vols, 1,048 pp. incl. 2,270 col. + b. & w. ills. (Éditions Faton, Paris, 2022), €165. ISBN 978–2–87844–321–9. | :
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1. Pair of wine coolers. France, c.1720. Gilded copper, 19.5 by 28 by 20.5 cm. and 19.8 by 27 by 20.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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Eighteenth-century English silver for King João V of Portugal
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 826–833
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Vale, Teresa Leonor M. (Vale, Teresa Leonor M.)
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2. Portrait of Secretary of State Diogo Mendonça Corte Real, by Guillaume François Laurent Debrie. 1730. Engraving. (From Retratos de Cardeaes, Bispos, e Varoens Portuguezes Illustres em Nobreza, Armas, Letras, e Santidade Coordenados nos Mezes de Abril e Maio do Anno do Senhor, Lisbon 1791, fol.40A; Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Secção de Iconografia, Lisbon).
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3. Portrait of King D. João V, by Pompeo Batoni. 18th century. Oil on canvas, 90 by 70 cm. (Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lisbon).
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4. Model of the sculptural group for the funerary monument of Manuel Pereira de Sampaio, by Filippo della Valle. c.1753. Terracotta and paint, height 56.5 cm. (Museu de Lisboa, Lisbon.)
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5. Centrepiece with Neptune, by Paul Crespin and Nicholas Sprimont. 1741–42. Embossed and chiselled gilded silver, 49 by 66 by 47 cm. (© 2024 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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6. Wine cooler made for Louis Henri de Bourbon, by Gabriel Huquier after Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier. 1748. Engraving, 17.9 by 25.9 cm. (Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, New York).
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7. Basin, by Paul Crespin. 1722–23. Silver, height 14.7 cm., diameter 49.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
1. Paul Crespin. British. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Letter
The new Northern Renaissance gallery in New York
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 669
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Hall, James (Hall, James)
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2. Kuttenberg silver mine, by Matthaus of Kuttenberg. c.1480. Tempera on parchment, 14.5 by 24.7 cm. (Frontispiece, Kuttenberger Kantoniale, Codex 15501; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna).
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Johannes Lutma the Elder: goldsmith, designer, draughtsman
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 252–263
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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1. Portrait of Johannes Lutma, by Jacob Adriaensz Backer. c.1646. Oil on canvas, 93 by 73 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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10. John Rushout’s coat of arms engraved on the base of the salt cellar in Fig.7.
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11. Design for a condiment dish, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1640–50. Black and white chalk on green prepared paper, 27.5 by 19.8 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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12. Design for a candlestick, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk and pink wash on paper, 40.5 by 30.4 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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13. Ewer in ornamental surround, by Jacob Lutma after Johannes Lutma. 1654. Etching and engraving, 22.2 by 17.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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14. Cup and cover, by Johannes Lutma. 1639 (the knob is a later replacement). Gilded silver, height 32.1 cm. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore).
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15. Design for a cup, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1640–60. Black chalk, and brown wash, heightened in white, on blue paper, 41.9 by 25.5 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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16. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk on paper, 41.5 by 30.2 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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17. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk on paper, 41.3 by 31.9 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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18. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black, white and red chalk on paper, 43.3 by 29.8 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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19. The watermark in the drawing in Fig.20.
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2. Pair of salt cellars, by Johannes Lutma. 1639. Silver, partly gilded, height 24 cm. each. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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20. Design for a cup, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and red chalk and brown wash, heightened in white, on paper, 41.3 x 31.2 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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21. Design for a cup, here attributed to Joahnnes Lutma. c.1655–60. Red chalk and brown wash, heightened in white, on paper, 40.3 by 28.6 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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22. Design for a helmet, here attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Watercolour, black chalk, heightened in white, on pale brown paper, 17 by 20.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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3. Design for a cup, by Paulus van Vianen. c.1610. Black chalk, grey and pink wash, 58.7 by 29.4 cm. (Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich).
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4. Design for a salt cellar, attributed to Adam van Vianen. c.1610–27. Black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper, 20.2 by 13.2 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
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5. Design for a ‘bekerschroef’, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1635–40. Black and white chalk over a sketch in graphite, on yellow prepared paper, 19.5 by 12.4 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London; courtesy of the Trustees).
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6. A goldsmith or sculptor carrying a basket of statues, by Johannes Lutma. 1615. Red and black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper, 12.3 by 9.2 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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7. Salt cellar, by Johannes Lutma. 1648. Partly gilded silver, height 36.2 cm. (Fishmongers’ Company, London).
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8. Design for a salt cellar, by Johannes Lutma. c.1648. Black and white chalk on pale brown paper, 35.8 by 28.5 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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9. Lutma’s inscription on the back of the drawing in Fig.8.
Exhibition Review
Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1339–1343
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Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid From 28th June 2023 | :
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5. Votive cross. Spain, c.650– 700. Gold and sapphires, 21.7 by 11.8 cm. (Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid; courtesy Patrimonio Nacional, Spain).
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6. Installation view of the Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid, 2023, showing four columns from the altar of the chapel of the Hospital of the Virgin of Monserrat, Madrid (1674–78). (Courtesy Patrimonio Nacional, Spain).
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7. St Michael, by Luisa Ignacia Roldán (La Roldana). 1692. Polychrome walnut with estofado, height 264 cm. (Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid; courtesy Patrimonio Nacional, Spain).
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8. Installation view of the gallery for the Trastámara and Habsburg dynasties, Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid, 2023. (Courtesy Patrimonio Nacional, Spain).
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9. Isabel Farnese, by Louis-Michel van Loo. 1737. Oil on canvas, 341 by 263.5 cm. (Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid; courtesy Patrimonio Nacional, Spain).
Book Review
Disegni, argenti e argentieri dall’Archivio Barberini (Studi e Testi, 542–543)
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 806–807
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Montagu, Jennifer (Montagu, Jennifer)
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Disegni, argenti e argentieri dall’Archivio Barberini (Studi e Testi, 542–543) By Francesca Barberini and Micaela Dickmann. 2 vols, 960 pp. incl. 167 col. ills. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 2021), €150. ISBN 978–88–210–1058–3. | :
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Roubiliac and Sprimont: a friendship revisited
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 601–611
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Murdoch, Tessa (Murdoch, Tessa)
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1. Louis-François Roubiliac, attributed to François Xavier Vispré. c.1760. Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 62.2 by 54.6 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven CT).
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10. Head of a laughing child, after a model attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. 1746–49. Chelsea porcelain, 19.7 by 16.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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11. Persia and Macedonia (Greece) from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
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12. Chaldea (Assyria) and Rome from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
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13. Floor-standing clock, by Charles Clay, with paintings by Jacopo Amigoni and sculptures by Louis-François Roubiliac and John Michael Rysbrack. 1740–43. Wood with gilded metal, silver and paint, height 85 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © HM King Charles III 2023).
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14. Britannia, after a model here attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1746–48. Chelsea porcelain, 25.7 by 16.2 cm. (Errol Manners, London).
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2. Nicholas Sprimont with his wife, Ann, and sister-in-law Susannah Protin. 1759–62. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 53.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. Retrieving hound, after a model attributed to Nicholas Sprimont. 1749. Chelsea porcelain, 19.8 by 19.8 by 8.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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4. Paul Crespin. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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5. Centrepiece. English, by Paul Crespin possibly in association with Nicholas Sprimont. 1740. Silver, 36 by 54.5 cm. (Toledo Museum of Art).
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6. Sauceboats with figures of Venus and Adonis, by Nicholas Sprimont. 1743–45. Gilded silver, 22.7 by 23.2 by 13 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
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7. Design for a soup tureen for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Nicholas Sprimont. c.1744. Pen and black ink with brown ink wash on paper, 26 by 43.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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8. Girl in a swing, Charles Gouyn Factory, St James’s, London. 1749–59. Porcelain, 15.9 by 16.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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9. Trump, William Hogarth’s pug, after a model by Louis-François Roubiliac. 1747–50. Chelsea porcelain, 13.2 by 26.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Short Notice
The new museum in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 630-637
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Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
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1. Aerial view of the Palais Mazarin, Paris, at the end of the seventeenth century. Engraving. (From L. de Laborde: De l’organisation des bibliothèques dans Paris, 4e lettre: Le palais Mazarin et les habitations de ville et de campagne au XVIIe siècle, Paris 1845, facing p.5).
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10. Throne from the treasury of Saint-Denis (‘Throne of Dagobert’). Late 8th–early 9th century. Copper alloy with iron, remains of gilding, height 104 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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2. Cardinal Mazarin shown in the upper gallery of his hôtel, by Robert Nanteuil. 1659. Etching, 46.5 by 56.8 cm. (Bridgeman Images).
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3. The galerie Mazarin. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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4. Plan of the ground level of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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5. Plan of the first floor of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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6. The first-floor landing of the Bibliothèque national ‘site Richelieu’ and the entrance to the salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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7. The salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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8. The salle Barthélemy, the former reading room of the département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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9. The salon de Louis XV, the former cabinet des Médailles (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Jean-Christophe Ballot).
Book Review
Gewebtes Gold: Eine kleine Geschichte der Metallfaden-Weberei von der Antike bis um 1800
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 576
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Monnas, Lisa (Monnas, Lisa)
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Gewebtes Gold: Eine kleine Geschichte der Metallfaden-Weberei von der Antike bis um 1800 By Michael Peter. 168 pp. incl. 90 col. + 5 b. & w. ills. (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg, 2022), CHF 40. ISBN 978–3–905014–77–8. | :
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Western art unattributed:
7. Detail of gold thread from an Italian brocaded cannele silk. Italian, 1740–50. (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg).
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Sicilian silver in Malta: an eighteenth-century ciborium in Mdina
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 42-49
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Cruciata, Roberta (Cruciata, Roberta)
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1. Ciborium, by Decio Furnò. 1781–82. Silver, gilded silver and velvet, 69 by 66 cm. (Cathedral Museum, Mdina; photograph Mario Mintoff).
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10. Detail of Fig.1, showing the cartouche with the coat of arms of the Arezzo family.
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11. Tombstone of Fra’ Corrado Arezzo e Zacco. Sicilian(?), after 1782. Polychrome marble, 228 by 107 cm. (Co-Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Valletta; © St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing the cherubim’s heads and other decorative elements.
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3. Cartouche nouveau, by Pierre-Edme Babel. Mid-eighteenth century. Engraving, 20.5 by 16 cm. (Biblioteca centrale della Regione siciliana ‘Alberto Bombace’, Palermo, with the kind permission of the Assessorato regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana).
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the mark of Syracuse (an eagle in profile), the consul’s mark, NSC81, and the maker’s mark, DF.
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the consul’s mark, NSC81, and the maker’s mark, DF.
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6. Detail of Fig.1, the mark of Syracuse (an eagle in profile) and the consul’s mark, GACH82.
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7. Detail of Fig.1, showing the consul’s mark, NSC81, and the maker’s mark, DF.
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8. Detail of Fig.1, showing the interior of the ciborium and the later taffeta lining.
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9. Ciborium and throne, by Decio Furnò. 1772–73. Silver, gilded silver, copper and velvet, height 175 by 100 by 55 cm. (S. Marco, Enna; photograph Rocco Lombardo).
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