Lot 524: A CARVED GILTWOOD RELIEF OF VENUS AND CUPID

A CARVED GILTWOOD RELIEF OF VENUS AND CUPID
CIRCLE OF PIERRE PUGET (1620-1694), CIRCA 1660-70
The scene contained within an elaborately carved frame; the letters 'VE' engraved to the right of Venus' arm; the reverse with paper label inscribed '1725'; wear to the gilding; chips, cracks and minor losses
26½ in. (67.4 cm.) high

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
P. Auquier, Puget - Decorateur naval et Mariniste, Paris, 1907, nos. 125-130.

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY (LOTS 524, 527, 613, 645, 646)

A CARVED GILTWOOD RELIEF OF VENUS AND CUPID
CIRCLE OF PIERRE PUGET (1620-1694), CIRCA 1660-70
The scene contained within an elaborately carved frame; the letters 'VE' engraved to the right of Venus' arm; the reverse with paper label inscribed '1725'; wear to the gilding; chips, cracks and minor losses
26½ in. (67.4 cm.) high