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An exceptional pair of carved Carrara marble classical urns…
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Hobart
Date:
15-Apr-2012
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An exceptional pair of carved Carrara marble classical urns signed D. Molinari, Italian, circa 1900 74 cm high, 56 cm diameter with later white marble square pedestals, 78 cm high, 33 cm square. Provenance: The vendor's family Italianate villa circa 1920, built by Mr Peter Melocco, overlooking Sydney Harbour at Vaucluse, the house was demolished in 1961 and existed on the site of the present Barat Burn Junior school (Kincoppal rose Bay) Peter Melocco (1883-1961) together with his Brothers Anthony and Galliano were Italian immigrants who founded Melocco Brothers Pty Ltd in the early 20th century. It has been estimated that about 90 per cent of the marble, scagliola and terrazzo work in Sydney between 1910 and 1965 was undertaken by the Meloccos and their Studio, they designed and crafted the floor of the crypt of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, the interior of ¶boomerang÷, Elizabeth Bay, and were responsible for the mosaic work in the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, the frieze and mosaic in the ticket office at central station, the Tasman map mosaic floor in the vestibule of the state library of New South Walesand decorations in the state, theatre are some of their other best-known surviving work.
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Sculpture/Statuary: Zother incl. carved Western ivory