Pair of putti as personifications of two lovers on marbre griotte bases. Bronze burnished and gilded. Inscribed in cartouches on the fronts 'Il Finit Par Porter Des Fruits' and 'Il Commence Par Cueillir Des Fleurs' and surrounded by winged male and female figures. For comparable pieces see Lit: J.D. Augarde, Une nouvelle vision du bronze et des bronziers sous le Directoire et l'Empire, in: L'Estampille/l'Objet d'Art 1 (2005); p. 84.
Dimensions:
Height: 33.0 cm | 12.99 in.
Width: 20.0 cm | 7.87 in.
Depth: 15.0 cm | 5.91 in.