Details
Formed as a winged monster with chicken feet and curling tail, surmounted by a winged putto holding pearl-set reigns, the removable head with bared teeth and pearl-tipped crown, on a domed base, decorated throughout with various colorful monsters on scrolling foliage, the underside with figures in classical landscapes, marked on foot of putto and claw of monster with maker's mark and Austrian control mark for Vienna
1518 in. (38.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 17 October 2017, lot 232
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