Antonio Gusela Pipe Belluno, circa 1750 Carved boxwood and silver

Two other works by Antonio Gusela are known to have appeared on the international market.
The first is another pipe, similar to this one, with small variations and slightly smaller in size, also signed simply “ANTONIO GUSELA.”
The second work is a small low-relief carved panel depicting Saint Anthony of Padua, also in boxwood, of great interest as it bears the inscription “ANTONIO GUSELA. F. IN BELLUNO, DISSEPOLO BRUSTOLONI 1757.”
This object provides two important insights: first, that Gusela was a pupil and fellow countryman of the renowned sculptor Andrea Brustolon; second, that it allows us to date this production to the mid-18th century.