Lot 24
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A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF PIPE-PLAYING PUTTI
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A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF PIPE-PLAYING PUTTI

WORKSHOP OF NICOLÒ ROCCATAGLIATA (FL. 1593-1636), CIRCA 1600

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A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF PIPE-PLAYING PUTTI
WORKSHOP OF NICOLÒ ROCCATAGLIATA (FL. 1593-1636), CIRCA 1600
Each depicted playing a pipe and holding a hand to his hip; each on an integrally cast plinth and later circular ebonised wood socle; dark black patina with lighter high points
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high, overall, each (2)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
L. Planiscig, Venezianische Bildhauer der Renaissance, Vienna, 1921, p. 618, fig. 689-690.
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Lot Essay

Probably originally conceived as finials for a pair of monumental bronze andirons, the two present figures of trumpet-playing putti, hail from the workshops of Nicolò Roccatagliata in the first quarter of the 17th century. They compare most closely to a similar pair of bronzes in the Este Collection, Vienna (Planiscig, loc. cit.) and are particularly notable for their large scale.

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