Although not itself a recorded model by Matthew Boulton, the design of this group relates closely enough to some of his clock cases to justify a tentative attribution. Although the relative positions are here reversed the two figures are close to those on the Venus clock cases of circa 1771. The resemblance is supported by the doves on the stepped plinth.
The swag-encircled plinth is a recurrent motif of Boulton's, notably on the 'Titus' clock-cases of circa 1776-7 (see: N.Goodison, Ormolu: The Work of Matthew Boulton, London, 1974, figs.42-45)