Lot 524
524
A CARVED GILTWOOD RELIEF OF VENUS AND CUPID
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY (LOTS 524, 527, 613, 645, 646)
A CARVED GILTWOOD RELIEF OF VENUS AND CUPID

CIRCLE OF PIERRE PUGET (1620-1694), CIRCA 1660-70

Details
A CARVED GILTWOOD RELIEF OF VENUS AND CUPID
CIRCLE OF PIERRE PUGET (1620-1694), CIRCA 1660-70
The scene contained within an elaborately carved frame; the letters 'VE' engraved to the right of Venus' arm; the reverse with paper label inscribed '1725'; wear to the gilding; chips, cracks and minor losses
26½ in. (67.4 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
P. Auquier, Puget - Decorateur naval et Mariniste, Paris, 1907, nos. 125-130.

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Lot Essay

The present relief almost certainly originally formed the central motif of the decoration for a ship's poop deck. Comparable examples from the workshop of Pierre Puget are illustrated in Philippe Auquier, Puget - Decorateur naval et Mariniste, Paris, 1907, nos. 125-130.

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