Lot Essay
Giacomo Le Court created a similar putto in stone, entitled L'Inverno, in the Palazzo Rezzonico, Venice (C. Semenzato, La scultura veneta del settecento, Venice, 1966, plate 19).
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND PAINTED PUTTO CONSOLE-BASE
LATE 17TH CENTURY
Details
A NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND PAINTED PUTTO CONSOLE-BASE
Late 17th Century
The putto with one arm outstretched and with drapery across his back and standing on a rectangular rockwork base with scallop-shells to each corner, on wooden castors, distressed, losses and repairs to fingers, the base 19th Century, with remnants of blue paint, lacking console top
25½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 33 in. (86.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
Late 17th Century
The putto with one arm outstretched and with drapery across his back and standing on a rectangular rockwork base with scallop-shells to each corner, on wooden castors, distressed, losses and repairs to fingers, the base 19th Century, with remnants of blue paint, lacking console top
25½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 33 in. (86.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep