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WORKSHOP OF BATHÉLEMY PRIEUR (1536-1611), LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF CUPID
WORKSHOP OF BATHÉLEMY PRIEUR (1536-1611), LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Depicted running and turning to draw his bow; on a later circular ebonised wood base inscribed in red on the reverse with the inventory number '291'; dark reddish brown patina with warm medium brown high points; losses to bow
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, overall
WORKSHOP OF BATHÉLEMY PRIEUR (1536-1611), LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Depicted running and turning to draw his bow; on a later circular ebonised wood base inscribed in red on the reverse with the inventory number '291'; dark reddish brown patina with warm medium brown high points; losses to bow
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
Purchased by Alfred (1853-1906) or Otto Beit (1865-1930) between 1904 and 1913.
Thence by descent to Lady (Clementine) Beit (1915-2005) by whom donated to the Alfred Beit Foundation in 2005.
Thence by descent to Lady (Clementine) Beit (1915-2005) by whom donated to the Alfred Beit Foundation in 2005.
Literature
W. Bode, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures and Bronzes in the Possession of Mr. Otto Beit, London, 1913, p. 117, no. 291, as 'Italian (probably Florentine) XVI century'.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Berlin, Skulpturensammlung Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Von Allen Seiten Schön - Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock, 31 Oct. 1995 - 28 Jan. 1996, no. 147, pp. 432-433.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Berlin, Skulpturensammlung Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Von Allen Seiten Schön - Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock, 31 Oct. 1995 - 28 Jan. 1996, no. 147, pp. 432-433.
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