A RARE PAIR OF "RENAISSANCE" WALNUT BELLOWS, circa 1550 or later, with a faceted bronze nozzle issuing from a lion's mask, the carved body with a stylised face to both sides. one face flanked by carved mythical creatures, 28.5" Literature: For a comparable pair of bellows see "At Home in Renaissance Italy", edited by Marta Ajmar-Wollheim and Flora Dennis, The V&A 2006, page 149 and cat no.125
A RARE PAIR OF "RENAISSANCE" WALNUT BELLOWS, circa 1550 or later, with a faceted bronze nozzle issuing from a lion's mask, the carved body with a stylised face to both sides. one face flanked by carved mythical creatures, 28.5" Literature: For a comparable pair of bellows see "At Home in Renaissance Italy", edited by Marta Ajmar-Wollheim and Flora Dennis, The V&A 2006, page 149 and cat no.125
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