Andiron, incorporating Winged Male and Female Satyrs, Putti and Harpies and Grotesque Masks
attributed to Niccolò Roccatagliata (b. Genoa, fl. Venice 1593 – Genoa after 1636)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1600 - 1629
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
655 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 267167.2
Summary
Bronze with black varnish on a wooden base with painted marble effect, Andiron, incorporating Winged Male and Female Satyrs, Putti and Harpies and Grotesque Masks .Attributed to Niccolo Roccataglia (b. Genoa, fl. Venice 1593 – Genoa after 1636), early 17th century.
Provenance
Soranzo family, Venice; John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792); bought by Brinsley Ford from Gerald Kerin 24 January1965 (£200) and by descent to Augustine Ford. Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Augustine Ford and allocated to the National Trust for Osterley, 2023.
Makers and roles
attributed to Niccolò Roccatagliata (b. Genoa, fl. Venice 1593 – Genoa after 1636), sculptor
References
Ford 1998 Brinsley Ford, John Ingamells, Francis Russell, John Christian, Nicholas Penny, Jennifer Montagu, Howard Coutts, Timothy Wilson & Dudley Dodd, The Ford Collection – II, Walpole Society, Vol. 60, 1998, pp. 91-376, RBF588