Italian, Padua, first half 16th century

Estimate

6,000 - 9,000 USD

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Description

Triangular inkwell surmounted by a putto carrying grapes and a chalice
bronze, with lead lining
Italian, Padua, first half 16th century

incised: V.A. on the inside of the lid and .V.V. on the underside

Catalogue Note

Further variants of the present inkwell, are in the Bode Museum, Berlin, the Ashmolean Museum of Art, Oxford, and the Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Only the latter is inscribed with initials similar to the inscriptions on this cast, which may be maker's or owner's marks.

RELATED LITERATURE
C. Avery, Sculture. Bronzetti, placchette, medaglie, Museo Civico Amadeo Lia, La Spezia, 1998, p. 101, no. 58