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A 17th century Venetian patinated bronze andiron figure of Bacchus In the manner of Nicolò Roccatagliata (Italian, circa 1560-1629) image 1
A 17th century Venetian patinated bronze andiron figure of Bacchus In the manner of Nicolò Roccatagliata (Italian, circa 1560-1629) image 2
Lot 39

A 17th century Venetian patinated bronze andiron figure of Bacchus
In the manner of Nicolò Roccatagliata (Italian, circa 1560-1629)

Fine Decorative Arts
29 November 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A 17th century Venetian patinated bronze andiron figure of Bacchus

In the manner of Nicolò Roccatagliata (Italian, circa 1560-1629)
Modelled in contrapposto wearing an elaborate fruiting vine wreath in his hair, his right arm raised to his head, his left hand holding a shallow wine cup, raised on later square marble plinth base, the figure 31.5cm high, the marble base 4.5cm high

Footnotes

The popularity of classical deities in the production of elaborate figural andirons particularly displays the stylistic hallmarks of Niccolò Roccatagliata whose workshop was continued in the 17th century by his son, Sebastiano Nicolini.

Although born in Genoa, Roccatagliata was mainly active in Venice where he is particularly remembered for his work in the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, including bronze statuettes of St George and St Stephen (1590) as well as twenty-eight sconces in the form of putti, and two large candelabra.

For a comparable pair of Bacchanalian figural andirons attributed to Roccatagliata see Sothebys, 6 July 2021, lot 43.

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