A French patinated-bronze group entitled 'L'amour vainqueur', on an ormolu-mounted oak pedestal Cast after the model by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Circa 1890 Depicting Cupid flying, holding a bow in one hand, an arrow in the other, an angel flying to his side, above clouds, flanked to the side by two courting doves, inscribed W. Bouguerau Inv. A. Itasse Sculp 1887 to the front, the back with a foundry stamp and numbered 42159 12 , on a shaped griotte marble base centred by a plaque inscribed L'AMOUR VAINQUEUR W. BOUGUEREAU INVT. , on a stepped square pedestal, headed to each side by a medallion, centred to the front by a foliate clasp The bronze group: 27 in. (68.5 cm.) high; Overall: 75½ in. (192 cm.) high
A French patinated-bronze group entitled 'L'amour vainqueur', on an ormolu-mounted oak pedestal Cast after the model by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Circa 1890 Depicting Cupid flying, holding a bow in one hand, an arrow in the other, an angel flying to his side, above clouds, flanked to the side by two courting doves, inscribed W. Bouguerau Inv. A. Itasse Sculp 1887 to the front, the back with a foundry stamp and numbered 42159 12 , on a shaped griotte marble base centred by a plaque inscribed L'AMOUR VAINQUEUR W. BOUGUEREAU INVT. , on a stepped square pedestal, headed to each side by a medallion, centred to the front by a foliate clasp The bronze group: 27 in. (68.5 cm.) high; Overall: 75½ in. (192 cm.) high
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