Lot 45
45
A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE LARGE ANDIRONS
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE LARGE ANDIRONS

THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF NICOLO ROCCATAGLIATA

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE LARGE ANDIRONS
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF NICOLO ROCCATAGLIATA
Each surmounted by a winged putto on a triangular pedestal with maiden's masks flanked by Bacchic fauns on the angles, on a pierced base with confronting C-scrolls centred by a cartouche depicting a ram and a flag, headed by a ram's mask and flanked by putti
41½ in. (105.5 cm.) high (2)
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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

These andirons are inspired by the celebrated model executed by Nicolo Roccatagliata in the Museo Nazionale, Florence, illustrated in L. Planschig, Venezianische Bildhauer Der Renaissance, Vienna, 1921, Abb.666.

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