workshop of Andrea Riccio Italian, Padua, early 16th century

The Cyril Humphris Collection
His sale, Sotheby's New York, 11 January, 1995, lot 94

Standard surface abrasions and wear. Good light golden brown patina beneath black lacquer.
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Versions of this bronze exist in noted institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin. See L. Planiscig, Andrea Riccio, Vienna, 1927, fig. 226: J. Pope-Hennessy, Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, London, 1965, fig. 498.