Henri Godet

An Important Henri Godet Patinated Bronze Group Depicting Cupid and Psyche

19th century

WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU (French, 1825-1905) Signed ‘W. Bouguereau & A. Itasse’ Circa 1887 30 in. x 14 in. x 13 1/2 in. Notes: A magnificent French patinated bronze sculpture of cupid and psyche is entitled "L' Amour Vainqueur". The bronze is mounted upon a revolving rouge marble plinth adorned with bronze decorations & an enamel face key wind clock...

Patinated bronze figural statue depicting Zephyrus, god of the west wind, as he embraces his bride Flora. The couple are seen draped in flowers as if they have just married. Flore et...

MATHURIN MOREAU (French, 1822-1914) Signed: ‘Moreau’ 19th Century 31 1/2 in. x 20 in.

An Exquisite bronze figural pairing of two putti with butterfly wings. One putti holds a bow, while his counterpart cowers behind him. A dynamic piece of fabric hovers over the grouping, showcasing expertly modeled drapery, embellishing the composition of the piece. The figural grouping and pose is base off of a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1925 - 1905), a french academic painter who created realistic genre paintings of modernized mythological scenes. Itasse studied under Belloc and Jacquot and exhibited at the Salon from 1864 to 1893. The artist worked on multiple public commissions for the Louvre (Retour de la Chasse), l Opera (Philidor, Puccini, Cambert), the Trocadero Palace (L Astronomie) and Hotel de Ville de Paris. He specialized in busts, portrait reliefs of contemporary personalities, also sculpting a number of genre and allegorical works, such as The Kiss, The Birth of Love, Astronomy and Science. Amongst other awards he won a medal at the 1875 Salon and an honorable mention at the Universal Exhibition of 1889. Artist: Adolphe Itasse...

Beautiful and large bronze sculpture with brown and gold patina, signed Charles B., featuring a black sandblasted marble base and depicting Cupid with outstretched wings. The god of ...

The image features a late 19th-century bronze sculpture of Cupid, inspired by the original marble work of French sculptor Charles-Gabriel Lemire. The sculpture depicts a seated Cupi...

Bronze sculpture with a brown patina representing "Cupid," after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. Cupid is depicted as a young child wearing his traditional attributes: arrows in a quiver at h...

Antique (late 19th century) bronze sculpture of Venus adoring herself in a mirror held by Cupid, after the original model by Jean Louis Gregoire (1840-1890), is finely cast with a w...