Attributed to Giacomo Nani
A huge fine 18th century Italian old master landscape by a cherub fountain with numerous birds drinking bathing by the fountain. Birds to include a Flamingo, Green Woodpecker, Pair of silver pheasant, Drake mallard duck, Cock kingfisher. A superb full restoration job has been recently done on this exquisite painting. It has been deep cleaned retouched and sealed, now back in its original glory and ready to grace any wall.
Title: “Life at the Cherub Fountain”
The final image is before it was cleaned and touched in.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Provenance: Private French collection
Size: c. 31 x 45 inches unframed / 36 x 50 inches framed
Cleaned touched and resealed. 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
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Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 91.4cm (36.0inches)
Width is 127cm (50.0inches)
Depth is 7cm (2.8inches)
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