Leitão & Irmão brooch Originating in Porto, at the end of the 18th century, Casa Leitão became a reference in Jewllery when it was named, in 1873, by D. Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, Goldsmiths of the Imperial House of Brazil and, in 1887, by D Luís I, King of Portugal, Jewelers of the Portuguese …
Revivalism or Neo-Baroque Portuguese jewellery is closely linked to the history of the territory and the country. The manufacture of gold in Portugal dates back to the third millennium BC, at a time when reserves of this ore were abundant in the Tagus river basin. Although there are references in Portugal to work in jewellery …
Portland Vase is a Roman amphora from the 1st century AD, currently on display at the British Museum in London. Its designation is associated with the Dukes of Portland, family in whose collection this piece remained between 1785 and 1945. In 1845 the piece was deliberately damaged by a visitor to the Museum, breaking into …
Animal Sculpture Animals have always been a relevant artistic object and Paleolithic man already created animal sculptures of extraordinary sensitivity. Representations of horses and lions are among the best works of Assyrian sculpture, Egyptian sculptors produced naturalistic depictions of cattle, donkeys, hippos, monkeys and a wide variety of birds and fish and ancient Chinese sculptors …
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