Andiron
style of Francesco Fanelli (b.1577)
Category
Metalwork
Date
circa 1600 - circa 1650
Materials
Bronze
Place of origin
London
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 2900186.2
Summary
One of a pair of bronze andirons, the shaped bases with putti playing around a central plaque and with classical female figures above, in the style of the Fanelli workshop, first half of the seventeenth century. 2900186.2 is the figure with a cornucopia.
Provenance
Shown in the hearth in the North Drawing Room at Ham House in a 1920 Country Life photograph; purchased by the National Trust from Robin Martin Antiques, London, 2016.
Makers and roles
style of Francesco Fanelli (b.1577), sculptor