A pair of rare 16th century Italian carved walnut, patinated bronze and parcel gilt leather fireplace bellows
A pair of rare 16th century Italian carved walnut, patinated bronze and parcel gilt leather fireplace bellows
probably Florentine or Venetian, circa 1650
of typical shaped handled form, the front carved in relief in the Mannerist style with paper scrolls and a central female figural term flanked by a pair of scrolling winged harpies below further female maskheads and a pair of putti united by floral garlands, the rear with flowers and further scrolling panels, the nozzle cast as the head and body of a fantastic beast issuing from a grotesque male maskhead, the leather with brass nail-head borders, 84cm long
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A pair of rare 16th century Italian carved walnut, patinated bronze and parcel gilt leather fireplace bellows
probably Florentine or Venetian, circa 1650
of typical shaped handled form, the front carved in relief in the Mannerist style with paper scrolls and a central female figural term flanked by a pair of scrolling winged harpies below further female maskheads and a pair of putti united by floral garlands, the rear with flowers and further scrolling panels, the nozzle cast as the head and body of a fantastic beast issuing from a grotesque male maskhead, the leather with brass nail-head borders, 84cm long
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