Lot Essay
These andirons are cast after models long attributed to Alessandro Vittoria (1528 - 1608), one of the leading bronze sculptors in late 16th century Venice.
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19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN PATINATED BRONZE ANDIRONS
19TH CENTURY
Of Renaissance style, each with a handled urn with cherub's heads, surmounted by a figure of Jupiter with eagle and Juno with peacock, the base with a central cherub's head flanked by upturned dolphins and two youths, lacking one upturned dolphin
32 in. (81 cm.) high (2)
19TH CENTURY
Of Renaissance style, each with a handled urn with cherub's heads, surmounted by a figure of Jupiter with eagle and Juno with peacock, the base with a central cherub's head flanked by upturned dolphins and two youths, lacking one upturned dolphin
32 in. (81 cm.) high (2)