Antonio Tantardini Furniture
In a country famed for its skilled carvers and working in an age when the virtuoso carving technique was highly prized, Antonio Tantardini was one of the very best exponents of master carvers in 19th-century Italy. Vicario describes Tantardini's skill as 'un abilità tecnica stupefacente'. The present amazing quality marble group epitomizes Tantardini's exceptional talents as a carver. Lesser sculptors might have shied away from attempting to carve a life-size wicker crib in marble, but Tantardini has relished the challenge. The result is a stunning achievement of verismo Italian sculpture. Subtle allegorical sculptures such as those by Monti, Magni and Tantardini served to endorse the legitimacy of the Risorgimento and their aspirational message is certainly more inspiring than the countless public statues of Risorgimento heroes which litter every Italian piazza; of which Tantardini too did his fair share.
1860s Italian Beaux Arts Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Carrara Marble
Early 1900s Italian Beaux Arts Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Carrara Marble, Breccia Marble
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Marble
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Carrara Marble
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Carrara Marble
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Bronze, Marble
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Marble
19th Century Spanish Louis XV Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Marble
19th Century Italian Expressionist Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Marble, Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Rococo Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Marble
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Antonio Tantardini Furniture
Marble