Francesco Bertos (1678-1741)
Italian, Venice, first half 18th century
Italian, Venice, first half 18th century
VESSEL WITH FOUR PUTTI, SUPPORTED ON THREE DRAGONS' HEADS
LOT SOLD.
16,250 GBP
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Francesco Bertos (1678-1741)
Italian, Venice, first half 18th century
Italian, Venice, first half 18th century
VESSEL WITH FOUR PUTTI, SUPPORTED ON THREE DRAGONS' HEADS
Provenance
Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, 28 October 1967, lot 32, property of an American Educational Institution;
Christian Humann;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 21-22 May 1982, lot 240;
with Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York;
Eric Stiebel (1911-2000) and Irene Stiebel, New York;
by descent to Gerald Stiebel, New York;
private collection, London, by 2005;
Bonham's, London, 15 April 2008, lot 8
Christian Humann;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 21-22 May 1982, lot 240;
with Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York;
Eric Stiebel (1911-2000) and Irene Stiebel, New York;
by descent to Gerald Stiebel, New York;
private collection, London, by 2005;
Bonham's, London, 15 April 2008, lot 8
Literature
J.D. Draper, "The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Addenda to the Catalogue. Sculpture", Metropolitan Museum Journal, 21, 1986, pp. 164-165, note 3;
C. Avery, Bertos, The Triumph of Motion, Turin, 2008, no. 186, figs. 186-186.i, pp. 256-257, pl. no. 16
C. Avery, Bertos, The Triumph of Motion, Turin, 2008, no. 186, figs. 186-186.i, pp. 256-257, pl. no. 16
Catalogue Note
According to Avery, this charming vessel is typical of Bertos' production, comparing it to a sweetmeat dish in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Avery, op. cit., pp. 256-257). It appears to represent a putto as Fame, flanked by three further putti, one of whom holds a serpent, symbolising eternity. The receptacle to the rear may have held pepper, whilst a spoon could have been suspended from Fame's trumpet.
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