Lo Spinario

Antique Basement Renaissance Italy First Half of 1500s

16th Century / 1501 - 1600

A basement of the Renaissance, bronze. Three feet and a hole in the middle. Three paws of winged lions support the basement. Bas reliefs depicting garlands surmounted by storks are represented within a reserve contained in moldings on each side of the basement. The three uprights are surmounted by ram's heads. The round relief was probably welded in the 19th century to convert the item in an inkpot. Manufactured in Tuscany, Italy, first half of the 16th century.