Andrea Briosco Il Riccio Circle (1470-1532). Italy,... Lot 38
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Andrea Briosco Il Riccio Circle (1470-1532). Italy, probably from Padua. First third of the 16th century.
Bronze inkpot depicting a crab and a frog. 5,5 x 12 x 10 cm.
In renaissance Padua it was frequent to smelt bronze into models or scenes taken directly from animals.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington has a very similar bronze, crab-shaped box in its collection, listed as being from early 16th century Padua. Reference no.: 1957.14.86
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