THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A pair of Italian white marble groups of putti, emblematic of Food and Wine, on pedestals
18TH CENTURY
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A pair of Italian white marble groups of putti, emblematic of Food and Wine, on pedestals
18th Century
One with central putto supporting a fruit-laden basket, surrounded below by four further putti, on a rocky base, the other group with central standing putto squeezing grapes into a vessel held by another putto below, with two further drunken putti, on a rocky base; the pedestals each of rectangular form, the top with panelled sides inset with verde antico marble, the canted corners carved with scrolling acanthus above oak and acorn pendants, the sides carved to the front with a grotesque mask, to the back with a cartouche and to the sides with a goddess mask, on a stepped foliate-carved base, losses
The groups: 56in. and 58in. (142.2cm. and 147.2cm.) high
The pedestals: 36in. (91.3cm.) wide; 41in. (104.1cm.) high; 31in. (78.7cm.) deep (4)
18th Century
One with central putto supporting a fruit-laden basket, surrounded below by four further putti, on a rocky base, the other group with central standing putto squeezing grapes into a vessel held by another putto below, with two further drunken putti, on a rocky base; the pedestals each of rectangular form, the top with panelled sides inset with verde antico marble, the canted corners carved with scrolling acanthus above oak and acorn pendants, the sides carved to the front with a grotesque mask, to the back with a cartouche and to the sides with a goddess mask, on a stepped foliate-carved base, losses
The groups: 56in. and 58in. (142.2cm. and 147.2cm.) high
The pedestals: 36in. (91.3cm.) wide; 41in. (104.1cm.) high; 31in. (78.7cm.) deep (4)