Andiron (or firedog)

attributed to Niccolo Roccataglia (1593 - 1636)

Scottish National Gallery

1600 - 1699

Bronze andiron (or firedog) surmounted by a figure or Jupier.

• Medium: bronze
• Dimensions: 119 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £11700 ( Total: £77,752; Export stopped)
• ArtFunded in: 1997
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Soranzo family, Venice; probably bought c1770 by John, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-92) for Luton Park, Bedfordshire; removed to Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute, c1843; sold Christie's, 3 July 1996 (lot 27); bought by a French Private collector (export deferred).

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