The horsefly. Knotting shuttle box, arte povera, 18th century
The horsefly. Knotting shuttle box, arte povera, 18th century
Cardboard box, perhaps intended for a knotting shuttle, covered in arte povera depicting a fly, or horsefly, annoying an ox, a shepherd tries to scare it away. A sheep and a man presenting a snake to a child frame the scene.
Condition: tears, chipped varnish
Bears a late 19th-century collector's label in the name of Varlet.
Dimensions : 5 x 19,5 x 6 cm
Condition: tears, chipped varnish
Bears a late 19th-century collector's label in the name of Varlet.
Dimensions : 5 x 19,5 x 6 cm
