A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF VENUS AND CUPID
A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF VENUS AND CUPID

LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, INCISED 9 ¾ - 7 3/8, IMPRESSED K, SIGNED ENS

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF VENUS AND CUPID
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, INCISED 9 ¾ - 7 3/8, IMPRESSED K, SIGNED ENS
Finely painted after Guido Reni with the recumbent nude goddess receiving an arrow from Cupid
7 ½ in. (19.1 cm.) high, 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide, excluding the carved giltwood frame

Lot Essay

Guido Reni, Italian (1575-1642). The present subject is based on a painting in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (Gal. Nr. 324). For a similar example see Christie's, New York, 21 April 2009, lot 77.

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