CIRCA 1790

Details

A George III statuary marble chimneypiece tablet
Circa 1790
Carved in relief with Venus and Cupid
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, 18¼ in. (46.5 cm.) wide, 3 in. (7.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The chimneypiece bas relief tablet with Venus reclined on a couch and sporting with Cupid's dart celebrates loves triumph, and recalls Ovid's, Metamorphoses or Loves of the Gods and the History of Venus and Mars.

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