FOLLOWER OF FRANÇOIS DUQUESNOY (1597-1643), PROBABLY ROME, LATE 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY
Four scenes of frolicking putti
circular terracotta reliefs; the putti depicted playing with goats; each in a faux marble and silvered wood frame; each stamped with Italian export stamp to the reverse 'UFFICIO ESPORTAZIONE OGGETTI DI ANTICHITA E D’ARTE FIRENZE' and '12 DEC 2002'; three inscribed to the reverse '4569' and three inscribed '4613'

13¹⁄₂ in. (34.3 cm.) diam.; 19³⁄₄ in. (50.2 cm.) diam. overall

Giovanni Pratesi, Florence, sold TEFAF Maastricht 2002.
Private German collection, until sold anonymously; Sotheby's, London, 7 December 2010, lot 102.

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