for the writing and storage of correspondence for a high ranking official
mosaic glass panes in amber marble (slag) glass
with yellow opalescent glass
Renzo Scarpelli is one of only a few mosaic artists specializing in commesso fiorento (Florentine mosaic)
CH2354-CH2357 (set of 2)
WENCESLAUS HOLLAR Etching on Paper, William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury garden urn for the writing and storageDETAILS An antique etching of a portrait of William Laud (1573 1645), Archbishop of Canterbury after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 1641). Portrait bust, looking to left, wearing a flat cap with ear flaps, stole over gown, and pleated standing collar; in an oval. TITLE William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, etc. LITERATURE Richard Pennington, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1304; The British