AN ITALIAN PATINATED BRONZE FOUNTAIN

20TH CENTURY, STAMPED R. ASSANTI, ROMA

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AN ITALIAN PATINATED BRONZE FOUNTAIN
20th century, stamped R. Assanti, Roma
In the form of a putto holding aloft a dolphin
45in. (114cm.) high

Lot Essay

Riccardo Assanti (b. circa 1883) exhibited at Rome in 1921 and 1923 (A. Panzetta, Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo Novecento, Torino, 1994, vol. I, p. 26).