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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
19-Sep-2023
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Description:
A superb set of four Belle Epoque cast stucco figures of Cupid and Psyche. signed A. Lavoisier, French, late 19th century. Provenance: Private collection South Australia. acquired from large house in Antwerp, Belgium. A pair of almost identical examples were sold: Christies, New-York, April 20, 2010. Lot 83 estimated at US$10,000-20,000 but sold for US$105,500. The incredible figures were most likely created as architectural features for a grand French interior, where they would have formed part of the interior design, either at the top sides of an archway, or as supports to a surround or at the head of columns. Dimensions: large pair 137 cm high 44 cm wide, the others 122 cm high and 28 cm wide
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Category:
Architectural: Structural - Zother