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

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE ANDIRONS
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF NICOLO ROCCATAGLA
Of Renaissance style, each surmounted by a winged putto above a spreading tripartite base with maiden's masks flanked by Bacchic fauns, on a pierced base centered by a cartouche depicting a ram and flanked by putti
42 in. (107 cm.) high (2)

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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. A pair of the same model was sold Christie's, London, 11 May 2005, lot 45 (£11,400).

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