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Chloë Holt RCA FRSA - “Hydria”Original painting by Chlo Holt RCA FRSA. One of the youngest artists ever to be elected a member of the RCA. Winner of the 2012 Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize, Chloe also, in 2010 won the International Lorenzo il Magnifico prize by the Florence Biennale for works on paper. 'Hydria' was the Greek name given to a type of water carrying vessel. It also held oil and the votes of judges. Of course water is essential to life, as the egg symbolises new

Originally from a grand Country Estate garden in South West England

Beautifully distressed gilded gesso French mirror with the original mercury glass plate

With the most wonderful detailed patina and exceptional sharp casting

Greek mythology associates the quince with Aphrodite

Crisp casting and fantastic verdigris colouration

sits up on its front legs

A striking Northern Italian Cararra marble carved fragment depicting a trio of lions masks and swags

she is swathed in muslin

it now resides in the Uffizi Gallery situated centrally on the first-floor Verone sull’Arno overlooking the River Arno

but would be amazing reimagined in a grand bathroom space

With Fleur-de-lis finial top

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