{"title":"Egidio Casagrande","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-hammered and pierced brass and copper from the workshop of Egidio Casagrande, Borgo Valsugana, Italy. Read the full story on his \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/artists-egidio-casagrande\"\u003eartist page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"egidio-casagrande-monumental-italian-brass-wall-sculpture-borgo","title":"Egidio Casagrande Monumental Italian Brass Wall Sculpture, Borgo Valsugana, c. 1950s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA monumental mid-century Italian wall medallion by Egidio Casagrande, hand worked in brass through a combination of hammering, repoussé, chasing and pierced openwork. Measuring approximately 36.5 inches in diameter, the circular composition is organized around a deeply modeled central rosette, framed by concentric geometric bands, scrolling foliage and a sharply articulated outer border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dense radial symmetry carries a distinctly Moorish and Mediterranean architectural influence, while the hand cut openings create shifting patterns of light and shadow across the wall. A circular hanging loop on the reverse confirms that the piece was conceived as a dedicated wall sculpture rather than a serving charger later adapted for display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEgidio Casagrande was a sculptor and metalworker from Borgo Valsugana in the Trentino, in the far north of Italy. His workshop on the town's via Roma hammered, chased and pierced copper and brass into vases, planters, clocks, mirrors and great decorative wall plates, and at its peak in the later 1950s it employed about one hundred and twenty people and shipped its work around the world. In 1955 to 1957 Casagrande built a fourteen metre copper Madonna that still stands above Madesimo, and in February 1958 the Associated Press carried his name to newspapers across the United States. The workshop closed in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse of this medallion bears the impressed oval workshop mark, E. Casagrande, Italy, Borgo Valsugana, with the numeral 2 struck separately below it. A second medallion of exactly this design and size, also 36.5 inches and also stamped 2, is recorded with an American dealer, which makes the 2 a model number for this design rather than a serial number. Comparable Casagrande wall medallions are usually considerably smaller, around 19 to 27 inches, and this example belongs to the workshop's most ambitious decorative output. Its full story, with how to read the mark, is on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/artists-egidio-casagrande\"\u003eEgidio Casagrande artist page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist \/ Workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEgidio Casagrande\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBorgo Valsugana, Trentino, Italy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMid-20th century, likely 1950s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand hammered and pierced brass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMonumental circular wall medallion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRadial rosette with Moorish influenced pierced foliate ornament\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarkings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImpressed oval workshop mark E. Casagrande, Italy, Borgo Valsugana, with model number 2 stamped below\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHanging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOriginal integral circular wall hanger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApproximately 36.5 inches in diameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage condition with surface oxidation, rubbed gilding, tonal variation and age related wear visible throughout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt more than three feet across, this piece occupies the territory between decorative art and architecture. The elaborate pierced surface gives it visual density without heaviness, while the aged brass finish provides the warmth and irregularity that mass produced wall décor tries and fails to fake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is particularly suited to a place above a mantel, console, bed or large entry wall where its scale can be read properly. The stamped Italian workshop mark, original hanging construction and exceptional diameter distinguish it from the smaller Casagrande plaques more commonly encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47795107135593,"sku":"VE-1203","price":1575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/CA773597-B8E2-4E4D-B533-D1365ADFA639.jpg?v=1783850474"}],"url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/collections\/egidio-casagrande.oembed","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}