An Italian carved walnut sculpture of a satyr in the manner of Giovan Battista Foggini, Florentine late 17th/early 18th century

on a scrolled base

Overall, minor cracks and chips to torso. Restored patch to lower back of faun. Very minor evidence of old worm, which appears to be no longer active. In overall good condition.
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Comparative Literature:
E. Colle, Il Mobile Barocco in Italia, Arredi e Decorazioni d'Interni dal 1600 al 1738, Milano, 2000, pp. 186-187, no. 44.
A. M. Massinelli, Il Mobile Toscano, Milan, 1993, p. 77, plate 132.

This figure of a satyr is loosely inspired by the sculptures of Giovan Battista Foggini. There is a drawing by him with satyrs on a scrolled base for a candelabrum, now in the Galleria degli Uffizi, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, 2803S, illustrated by Massinelli, op. cit., p.77, plate 132, reproduced here in fig.1.  Colle, op. cit., p. 186, also illustrates the aforementioned design by Foggini, together with a carved giltwood male satyr (one of a  pair), which are obviously inspired by the drawing by Foggini, now in the Ospedale di San Giovanni di Dio, Firenze, reproduced here in fig. 2. 

Giovan Battista Foggini (1652-1725) trained in Florence before being sent to Rome in 1673 by Cosimo III de' Medici to attend the Accademia Fiorentina and he was appointed Grand Ducal sculptor in 1687 and not long afterwards Court architect.