Perfume Burner Surmounted by a Satyr, Workshop of Desiderio da Firenze, ca. 1530–40

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Perfume Burner Surmounted by a Satyr, ca. 1530–40, Binary alloy (copper, tin, with traces of zinc, iron, nickel, silver, and antimony); a brown to olive green patina and minor traces of gilding., H. overall 50 cm, h. of base cm; h. of middle section, including bajonet joint, cm; h. of cover, including the bajonet joint cm., Metalwork-Bronze, Workshop of Desiderio da Firenze (Italian, born Florence, active Padua, 1532–45), Perfume burners were used in wealthy Renaissance domestic interiors to impart fragrant aromas through the burning of scented pastilles. The scents emanating from perfume burners were believed to prevent disease and promote physical and mental well-being

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