A PAIR OF BRONZE PUTTI IN THE MANNER OF FERDINANDO TACCA (ITALIAN, 1619-1686), PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY the pair of putti each with one arm raised and holding a scroll of sheet music, both with long flowing hair and clearly delineated eyes, dark brown / blackish patination, raised on later wooden stepped plinths,  50cm high overall (2) These interesting putti are stylistically similar to Tacca's bronze putto holding a shield, which was commissioned by Girolamo Bartolommei, for the former high altar of Santo Stephano al Ponte Vecchio, Florence, in 1650. The softly curling hair flowing in tendrils around the face and the low, plump cheeks are comparable to the present pair of putti which are in the Baroque style.  Tacca's bronze putto is now in the Getty Museum, but was once owned by the renowned bronzier and cabinet maker Louis-Auguste-Alfred Beurdeley, (1808-1882) who may well have purchased the bronze to inspire his own sculptural designs.