in the form of a cupid holding a conch shell on his knees, seated on a gnarled tree trunk, the base of the triangular section cast with rocialle decoration and c-scrolls, dark brown patina. 

Sold Christie's London, July 7, 1992, Lot 152
Private Collection, Milan

Bronzi Rinascimentali e Barocchi da Collezioni Private, Galleria Canelli, Milan, 2003, no. 4.

RELATED LITERATURE
L. Planiscig, Venezianische Bildhauer, Vienna, 1921, figs. 667-673, 675-677.

The attribution to Roccatagliata is based primarily on comparisons with two winged putti in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (op.cit., figs. 669 and 670).  These figures are closely related to the present bronze in numerous details including the treatment of the hair, the facial type, and the proportions of the body.  A similar inkwell was sold at Sotheby's, 7 December 1989, lot 91.