WROUGHT IRON BRAZIER. SPAIN, 13TH-14TH CENTURIES.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: ZF0635
Brazier. Wrought iron. Spain, 13th-14th centuries. It features restoration on one handle. Rear grill. Reference: "The art of the ferro". Barcelona: Santiago Rusiñol, 2007, p. 151, image 137. A brazier made of wrought iron, consisting of a circular base, three flat legs, a body formed by two flat rings joined by vertical sections decorated with simple, opposing scrolls, and two handles at the top similar to the sections and ending in washers. Inside, it has an iron grill dating from a later period than the rest of the piece and one of the handles has been restored. It is very similar to another wrought iron brazier dating from between the 12th and 13th centuries, currently in a private collection; compare also with the rectangular one in the Episcopal Museum of Vic, dating from the 14th century. The spirals that form the decoration of the piece are frequently called "curl ironwork," and are a very common element in the few surviving examples of Romanesque ironwork and wrought iron. For this reason, they would be elements that continued to be used in wrought ironwork for centuries afterward in Spain (the Romanesque model with its volutes persisted well into the 15th century, with some variations). Examples include the grilles in the Church of Santa María del Camino or the Market in León, the one located in the choir of the Church of San Vicente in Ávila, and those preserved in the Diocesan Museum of Jaca (Huesca). Since it was a utilitarian piece, the lack of decorative elements is typical, as is the transformation of the decoration into functional parts of the brazier. Examples of Romanesque braziers that have survived are even rarer than those of ironwork. One is preserved in the Diocesan Museum of Tarragona and another in the possession of the Regional Government of Castile, both square but with this same type of spiral design, and several more in important museums and collections such as the National Archaeological Museum, Tarragona Cathedral, etc. Weight: 7.5 kg.
· Size: 52x39x54 cms.
6.500 €
