TWO BRONZE FIGURES OF MUSICAL PUTTI

IN THE MANNER OF NICCOLO ROCCATAGLIATA, VENETIAN, CIRCA 1600

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TWO BRONZE FIGURES OF MUSICAL PUTTI
IN THE MANNER OF NICCOLO ROCCATAGLIATA, VENETIAN, CIRCA 1600
Both standing, one playing the violin and the other playing the flute, on integrally-cast circular bases on further ebonised square plinths, one inscribed to base in white paint 'I 33' and the other with the remains of a paper label
8¾ in. (22 cm.) high; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) high on base (2)

Provenance

By repute, the von Weinberg Collection, Frankfurt, inventory nos. 153 and 154.

Lot Essay

RELATED LITERATURE
L. Planiscig, Venezianische Bildhauer der Renaissance, Vienna, 1921, p. 616, no. 686 and p. 617, no. 688.

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