SARACCHI brothers
Italian family of hardstone engravers (active 2nd half of the 16th century in Milan)
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Bowl with Scenes from the Trojan Saga
c. 1570
Rock crystal, 6 x 30 x 24 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna


Jasper Flask
before 1559
Jasper, sardonic, pearls, rubies, gold, enamel and gilded metal, 28 x 24 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence


Jasper Flask (detail)
before 1559
Jasper, sardonic, pearls, rubies, gold, enamel and gilded metal
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence


Hercules and the Hydra
1570s
Olive-mauve jasper cup with gold, enamel, pearls, diamond, rubies, height 34 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence


Heron-shaped Vase
c. 1570
Rock crystal, mount: gold, enamel, and precious stones, height 32 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence


Heron-shaped Vase (detail)
c. 1570
Rock crystal, mount: gold, enamel, and precious stones
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence


Vase with dragon-shaped lid
1575-89
Grigioni jasper, molten gold, engraved and enameled, pearls and rubies, height 21 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence





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