ATTRIBUTED TO ENRICO MERENGO (1638/1639-1723) ITALIAN, VENETO, CIRCA 1700 | RECLINING PUTTO
Auction Closed
December 3, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
ATTRIBUTED TO ENRICO MERENGO (1638/1639-1723)
ITALIAN, VENETO, CIRCA 1700
RECLINING PUTTO
white marble, on a veined red marble base with gilt bronze feet
putto: 26 by 32cm., 10¼ by 12⅝in.
base: 6.5 by 38.5cm., 2½ by 15⅛in.
Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue
Please note that guarantee line for this lot should read 'attributed to Enrico Merengo, Italian, Veneto, circa 1700' and not as stated in the printed catalogue. Sotheby's is grateful to Dr Maichol Clemente for his kind assistance in attributing this lot. This Lot will be stored at New Bond street and not as stated in the printed catalogue.
Heinrich Meyring, born in Westphalia, is better known by his Italianised name, Enrico Merengo. He was a pupil of Italo-Flemish sculptor Giusto Le Court (1627-1679), to whom Merengo's works are clearly indebted in both style and composition. Religious sculptures by Merengo's hand mostly survive in Venetian churches.
Sotheby's is grateful to Dr Maichol Clemente for his kind assitance in attributing this lot.