Sculpture, Coppia di melograni su un ramo- FRATELLI MAGRINO - 7 cm - Silverplated - 1980

An evocative decorative sculpture depicting a pair of pomegranates on a branch, made by the celebrated silversmiths Fratelli Magrino of Florence in the second half of the 1980s/90s.

The piece is finely crafted in high relief, with extraordinary attention to naturalistic detail: the fruit skins split open realistically to reveal the inner arils (seeds), densely arranged in a play of organic forms.

The silver surface faithfully reproduces the fruit’s irregular texture and the knobbly quality of the branch and leaves.

The object is made using the traditional artisanal technique of cladding (lamination) in 925 sterling silver over a shaped inner core.