Lot Essay
Among Venetian bronze sculptors of the late 16th century, Roccatagliata seems to have made something of a speciality of lively statuettes of putti (Planiscig, loc. cit.). This type of inkwell with Cupid's quiver serving as a quill holder and his shell as a receptacle for ink was particularly successful: a closely related, but not identical, example was sold in these Rooms on 7 July 1992, lot 152.