Important silver coffeepot

goldsmith Giovacchino Belli, smooth body of piriform shape chiseled with lanceolate leaves, Triton shaped beak, bone handle carved to depict a greyhound, stamps of guarantee of the Papal State, h. 48 cm. The iconography of the greyhound, so dear to Neoclassicism for its elegant form, has ancient roots and derives from its legendary loyalty to the family of the owner, even at the cost of the sacrifice of his life. Therefore, an object that in its decorative beauty hides evocative symbols. Bibliography: Costantino Bulgari - Argentieri, goldsmiths of Italy - Lorenzo del Turco Rome, part one, pag.121 table 8 where preparatory drawings of his son Pietro are illustrated, pag. 124 stamp n ° 242 used by the master until 1822, the date of his death and subsequently until 1825 by his heirs and p.155, table 14, where a similar coffee pot is published by his nephew Vincenzo Belli, peso 2015 gr.