Online Auction 23287Two American Collections: The Estates of Adolphus and Emily Andrews, San Francisco and Donald Bruce Wilson, Memphis
A PAIR OF SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE
Lot 138PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. BRUCE WILSON

A PAIR OF SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE

CIRCA 1766-1773, INCISED B FOR DIRECTOR J.-J. BACHELIER, THE MODELS BY E.-M. FALCONET

Closed18 June 2024

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USD 5,000–7,000

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A PAIR OF SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE
CIRCA 1766-1773, INCISED B FOR DIRECTOR J.-J. BACHELIER, THE MODELS BY E.-M. FALCONET
Each modeled seated on rockwork, Cupid with his quiver of arrows at his feet, one finger raised to his lips, Psyche concealing his bow
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, the figure of Cupid

The Montague Sainsbury Collection; Christie's, South Kensington, 6-7 July 1999, lot 395.

Specialist note

The figure of Cupid was originally conceived in marble by Falconet in 1755 and exhibited at the Salon in that year. When he became director of the Sèvres porcelain factory in 1758, Falconet adapted the model for execution in biscuit porcelain. A figure of Psyche was conceived as a pendant in 1761. It was never executed in marble.

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