"Large Porcelain Biscuit In Sèvres After Boizot Venus And Cupid XIX"
Important porcelain biscuit group by Sèvres, late 19th century period. The goddess, crowned with flowers and draped in an antique toga, carelessly reveals her chest. She holds in her right hand, placed on a column, the quiver of arrows and the bow that she has just taken from Cupid. His other hand bridles a garland of flowers to enclose cupid On the back of the biscuit, is the hollow inscription: "Boizot" and the Sevres mark Dimension 41 cm high base 28 cm by 19 cm In good general condition with note : Cupid's little finger right hand old restoration, Cupid's left big toe chipped and missing About: Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809). Sculptor to King Louis XVI and director of the sculpture workshop at the Manufacture de Sèvres. He won the Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1762. Find us on antiquites-monfuturanterieur.fr