Description
Country Homes Antiques Scotland est 1985
Mid 18th century Old Master Oil painting on canvas “Life at the cherub fountain”
Attributed to Giacomo Nani
A beautiful large mid 18th century oil on canvas depicting several birds by a cherub fountain. The birds include. A cock Green woodpecker, pr Silver pheasants, Flying cock Kingfisher, Mallard Drake duck and a distant Flamingo In a fine period frame, We will have this repaired, relined cleaned and re varnished before sale. The price below is the finished painting ready to hang.
Title: “Life at the Cherub Fountain”
Medium: Oil on canvas
Provenance: Private French collection
Size: c. 31 x 45 inches unframed / 36 x 50 inches framed
PRESENTLY AT RESTORERS. Cleaned touched and relined. NOW READY TO HANG
Italian, 18th century, male.
Born 1698 or 1701, in Naples; died 1770.
Painter. Animals, farmyard scenes, landscapes, still-lifes, flowers, fruit.
Giacomo Nani
Alias Jacopo Nani was a pupil of Belvidere and Gasparo López. He worked for the court of Naples.
Museum and Gallery Holdings
Madrid: Dead Animals; Dead Birds; Farmyard Attacked by a Fox
Mainz: Bouquets of Flowers
Auction Records
Paris, 4 April 1941: Flowers and Fruits (two pendants) FRF 2,100
Vienna, 22 March 1966: Bouquet of Flowers, ATS 28,000
Milan, 1 Dec 1970: Landscape with Fowl, ITL 650,000
Versailles, 19 Nov 1978: Dishes of Fruit; Basins of Flowers with a Park in the Background (oil on canvas, two pendants, 16¼ × 25in/41 × 63.5cm) FRF 38,000
New York, 19 Jan 1982: Vase of Flowers and Basket of Walnuts (oil on canvas, 15¼ × 25in/38.5 × 63.5cm) USD 22,000
Milan, 29 March 1983: Still-life (oil on canvas, 24½ × 35½in/62.5 × 90cm) ITL 20,000,000
Paris, 27 March 1985: Flowers and China Spread near Stone Fountains (oil on canvas, two pendants, 19¼ × 25½in/49 × 65cm) FRF 32,000
Milan, 21 April 1986: Still-life with Baskets of Fruit and Flowers (oil on canvas, 28 × 34¼in/71 × 87cm) ITL 12,000,000
Amelia, 18 May 1990: Landscape with Floral Composition (oil/copper, oval, 9¾ × 11½in/25 × 29cm) ITL 6,500,000
New York, 16 Oct 1997: Flowers in a Vase and China Dish on the Ground in a Garden Landscape; Flowers in a Vase and Basket on the Ground near a Fountain in a Garden Landscape (oil on canvas, a pair, 11 × 15¼in/27.9 × 38.7cm) USD 55,200
Paris, 8 Dec 1999: Still-life with Vase of Flowers and a Landscape Beyond (oil on canvas, a pair, 40 × 29 ins/101 × 74 cm) FRF 260,000
London, 13 Dec 2000: Vases of Flowers in a Landscape (oil on canvas, four, 30 × 40 ins/76 × 102 cm) GBP 62,000
London, 11 Dec 2001: White Napkin, Slices of Watermelon, Bottle of Wine on a Stone Ledge (oil on canvas, 23 × 28 ins/58 × 71 cm) GBP 8,500
London, 12 Dec 2001: Roses, Parrot Tulips and Other Flowers in a Porcelain Urn. Roses, Tulips and Other Flowers Sculpted (oil on canvas, a pair, 50 × 39 ins/126 × 100 cm) GBP 30,000
London, 17 April 2002: Basket of Bread, Vase of Flowers, Tazza with Glasses and Wine Bottles (oil on canvas, 25 × 31 ins/63 × 78 cm) GBP 13,000
Madrid, 2 March 2004: Still-lifes of Fruit (oil on canvas, set of eight, 7 × 9 ins/17 × 24 cm) EUR 15,000
Paris, 23 June 2004: Floral Composition (oil on canvas, 11 × 15 ins/28 × 39 cm) EUR 10,500