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Lantern in form of Satyr head, Neoclassical period Early 19th century
Bronze, natural patina, traces of dark patina
7,5x15x7,5 cm
This small lantern repeats antique motifs taken up in the Renaissance era, in the wake of the rediscovery of classical antiquity.
In 16th century Padua similar oil lamps were produced depicting Moors heads with the mouth wide open. For similar parallels see exemplaries in the Museo Correr, Venice, or the Bode Museum in Berlin.
The one proposed here dates to the early 19th Renaissance Revival.
Literature:
Volker Krahn, Bronzetti Veneziani - SMB-Dumont, Germany, 2003, p. 79.
Volker Krahn, Bronzetti Veneziani - SMB-Dumont, Germany, 2003, p. 79.
€ 1.000,00 / 1.500,00
Estimate
€ 650,00
Starting price
Live auction 269
Cuprum Reloaded. Bronzetti dal Medioevo all'800
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, tue 19 September 2023
SINGLE SESSION 19/09/2023 Hours 16:00