A pair of French parcel-gilt bronze groups of Mars and Cupid and Venus and Cupid
A pair of French parcel-gilt bronze groups of Mars and Cupid and Venus and Cupid

CAST FROM MODELS BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX, CIRCA 1870-80

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A pair of French parcel-gilt bronze groups of Mars and Cupid and Venus and Cupid
Cast from models by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Circa 1870-80
Each resting on a globe cast with the signs of the zodiac, supported on a swirling cloud and foliate rockwork base, each inscribed CARPEAUX, on modern black-painted wooden plinths
The bronzes: 25¾in. and 22½in. (65.3cm. and 57.1cm.) high (2)

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