Antonio Montauti

Lot 144: A CIRCULAR MARBLE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF MARSILIO FICINO (1433-1499)

Name: A CIRCULAR MARBLE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF MARSILIO FICINO (1433-1499)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 0bf159c786

Est: £15,000 GBP - £25,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 19, 2012

Item Overview

Description

A CIRCULAR MARBLE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF MARSILIO FICINO (1433-1499)
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO MONTAUTI (FLORENCE 1685-AFTER 1740), CIRCA 1720
Within a Bardiglio marble roundel, inscribed to the reverse 'MARSILIO FICINO TRADVTTORE DELLA LINGVA GRECCA' and signed with the initials 'AMF'
The portrait relief - 14¼ in. (36 cm.) diameter; 20 in. (51 cm.) diameter overall

Artist or Maker

Antonio Montauti

Literature

G. Prateri, Repertorio della scultura fiorentina del seicento e settecento, Milan, 1993, II. no. 342.

Provenance

With the Heim Gallery, London.

Notes

All lots removed to off-site warehouse the day after the sale - 2 weeks free storage
A CIRCULAR MARBLE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF MARSILIO FICINO (1433-1499)
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO MONTAUTI (FLORENCE 1685-AFTER 1740), CIRCA 1720
Within a Bardiglio marble roundel, inscribed to the reverse 'MARSILIO FICINO TRADVTTORE DELLA LINGVA GRECCA' and signed with the initials 'AMF'
The portrait relief - 14¼ in. (36 cm.) diameter; 20 in. (51 cm.) diameter overall

Auction Details

The Collection of Sandro & Lidia Orsi, Ca'Mera, Varese and Property from the Villa of an Aristocratic Lombard Family

Christie's

July 19, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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