Property from the Estate of Nelson Shanks
Manner of Niccolò Roccatagliata (Genoa 1593-1636 Venice)
Putto
Lot Closed
January 28, 07:30 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Nelson Shanks
Manner of Niccolò Roccatagliata (Genoa 1593-1636 Venice)
Italian, 17th century
Putto
bronze, on a later bronze and ebonized wood base
height of bronze 10 ¼ in.; 26cm.
height of base 3 ¼ in.; 8.3cm.
Niccolò Roccatagliata is best known for the bronzes he created for the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Among the pieces commissioned from him were a number of sconces and candelabra that he decorated with a variety of putti, which have come to define his style.