Lot Essay
The present figure is after the marble by Antonio Canova which was commisioned by John Campbell (later Lord Cawdor), complete by 1793, later in the collection of General Joachim Murat and now in the Louvre.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A BRONZE GROUP ENTITLED 'AMOUR AND PSYCHE', after Antonio Canova, the naked winged Cupid supporting Psyche in his arms, on a semi-circular naturalistic base and on a black-painted stepped wooden plinth,late 19th Century
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A BRONZE GROUP ENTITLED 'AMOUR AND PSYCHE', after Antonio Canova, the naked winged Cupid supporting Psyche in his arms, on a semi-circular naturalistic base and on a black-painted stepped wooden plinth,late 19th Century
the group: 16in. (40.7cm.) wide; 13¼in. (33.6cm.) high; 8½in. (21.5cm.) deep
the plinth: 3¼in. (8.4cm.) high
the group: 16in. (40.7cm.) wide; 13¼in. (33.6cm.) high; 8½in. (21.5cm.) deep
the plinth: 3¼in. (8.4cm.) high