This two striking bronze sculptures are an outstanding example of Indian palanquin covers, usually dateable from 16th to 17th century. Palanquins and sedan chairs were widely used throughout India for religious processions and local transport of royal and wealthy patrons especially in regions under Moghul or Muslim control. Figurative palanquin covers were fitted to the …
Continuing with the successful publishing plan launched in 2007 with the volume LOCKS – SERRATURE, followed in due course by a second publication entitled DOORKNOCKERS – PICCHIOTTI DA PORTA, Alessandro and Fiorenzo Cesati were pleased to present in 2013 a new book whose focus is on tools, coming as the third of an ideal trio …
Two years after the publication of the book LOCKS-SERRATURE, which was greeted with great enthusiasm by collectors around the world, the Alessandro Cesati gallery paid homage in 2009 with a new work to another important family of objects in iron – doorknockers – by presenting a rare and varied collection of figurative objects. Like locks, …
The book LOCKS-SERRATURE, released in 2007, saw Alessandro and Fiorenzo Cesati create the first in a series of publications to illustrate in depth their founding passion for iron: an authentic ‘magnetic’ attraction for this metal, whose various crafted forms are able to stir ever new and different emotions. Combining the historical and scientific approach with …