- Ein Paar musizierende Putten
auction 382, Lot 168
FINE ART & ANTIQUES
on 5 December 2018
Ein Paar musizierende Putten
Differenzbesteuerung
A pair of putti playing music
South German, circa 1700, Lorenz Luidl
Lime wood, hollowed out back, damaged. Sockets and instruments were added later. Re-touched polychrome painting. On the reverse side, handwritten inscription "1847 Preschel(?)" (restoration note?). Height 95 cm and 97 cm. (circa 1645 Mering - 1719 Landsberg a. Lech) Provenance: Weinmüller Auction 74 (7/8 December 1960), lot 442 (without sockets and instruments) - Weinmüller Auction no. 123 (22nd/23rd October 1969), lot 503 (with sockets and instruments) - South German private collection.