Lot 148
FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A BOY PLAYING A TRIANGLE
18TH CENTURY, FROM A 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN MODEL
Auction: 6 July 2016 at 11:00 BST
£1,000
Description
dark brown patina, the figure on one knee playing the triangle raised in his left hand, on a square base mounted on a foliate cast gilt bronze plinth
Dimensions
33cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Property of a Titled Gentleman
Note: This figure is very similar to one contained within the Wallace Collection, which houses a set of four putti playing musical instruments, all raised on gilt bronze plinths, almost identical to this one. The models appear to have originated from Rome, and are thought to be the work of Francois Duquesnoy and Alessandro Algardi. However, those contained within the Wallace Collection, and others sold since, have always be thought to be French made.