A Venetian engraved latticino plate
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1980
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 26.5 cm
- Vendor
- Christie's
This plate illustrates the three main decorative techniques used in Venetian glass at this period - latticino (i.
e. milky glass) threads, granular gilding, and diamond-point engraving. The plate is decorated with winged satyrs holding cornucopia, swags with eagles and lion masks.