The Salviati Architectural Mosaic Database: St. Mary-Le-More, Wallingford

Thursday, October 10, 2013

David Brandon rebuilt the 11th century church in 1854.

The marble reredos of 1879 is capped with a Salviati mosaic band.

Sources:
Pete Bromage's flickr Photostream
Wikipedia
English Heritage
Sue McArdle on British Listed Buildings

Company Nomenclature

1859-66 Salviati Dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo (est. 1861)

1866-72 Societa Anonima per azioni Salviati e. Compagnia (Anglo-Italian partnership)

1872-77 Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Co. Ltd. (Salviati and Company) (renamed only)

1877-83 Salviati e. Co. (or sometimes Salviati and Burke) for mosaics & Salviati dott. Antonio for other artistic glass

1883-96 Salviati dott. Antonio was sold to and operated by Baroviers without Salviati, but sold wares exclusively to Salviati e. Co.

1883-1890 Salviati e. Co. continued to make mosaics and sell the Barovier made artistic glass. Upon Antonio Salviati's 1890 death, his sons and daughter continued operations as Dott. Antonio Salviati e. C.

1896 The Barovier operated Salviati dott. Antonio was renamed Artisti Barovier. Giulio Salviati & Co. was established to make glassware, while the retail shop Salviati & C. opened.

1903 Giulio Salviati & Co. and Dott. Antonio Salviati e. C. merged into Erede dott. A. Salviati & C. after Giulio's death.

1920 Firm renamed Salviati & C. when Silvio Salviati left.

1965 After WWII, the firm was reorganized as Salviati & C. s.p.a.

The Salviati Architectural Mosaic Database

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

St. Mary-Le-More, Wallingford

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