Lot Essay
Falconet exhibited the original marble Cupid at the Salon of 1757 and the girl in plaster at the Salon of 1761. The models were used extensively in furnishing bronzes and also cast in Sevres porcelain.
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AFTER FALCONET, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURES OF CUPID AND A GIRL HIDING CUPID'S BOW
AFTER FALCONET, 19TH CENTURY
Each now set on a later wood plinth
bronzes 8¾in. (22cm.); height overall 12in. (30.5cm.) (2)
AFTER FALCONET, 19TH CENTURY
Each now set on a later wood plinth
bronzes 8¾in. (22cm.); height overall 12in. (30.5cm.) (2)
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