Antique Cupids

Between 1849 and 1867 Spence contributed to the exhibition of the Royal Academy five times: in 1850 with "Ophelia", in 1856 "Venus and Cupid", in 1861 "Hippolytus", and in 1867 "The ...

Carrara Marble "Sleeping Cupid" Statue ** We have a similar statue facing opposite direction and child is covered with blanket.

Beautifully patinated winged cupid holding a cup overhead as if a torch raised on a gilt bronze mounted fluted marble plinth.

One cabinet depicts three nymphs lifting a figure of Cupid onto an altar, while the other shows two nymphs and a satyr raising a statue of Pan, the god of the wild.

The central shaft, shaped like a quiver and associated with the iconography of Apollo or Cupid, is adorned with four female heads alternating with fluted light arms decorated with sc...

Once used as a neoclassical chimneypiece tablet, this depiction of Cupid and Psyche’s marriage is captured in various prints in the British Museum.

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) oval bronze dore centerpiece with 2 cupids and handle with green liner (R.S. Garrard & Co.)

The form of the chair is characterized by a cupid's bow apron, graduating arches in the crest that are symmetrically opposed in the bottom of the chair back, and terminating over tap...

20th Century French pair of engraved metal picture frames decorated with cupid heads and lovely elements in Louis XV style.

The body is adorned with engraved and stamped decoration featuring geometric and stylized floral motifs, along with a frieze of cupids in the lower section. The conical lid, topped w...

Messina, Roma late 19th century The standing emperor holding a staff in his left hand, wearing military attire in cuirass and cloak, with Cupid riding a dolphin at his feet, on circu...

The top side of the lid is hand painted with a young lady laying down in a country landscape with a winged cupid and her umbrella, scarf and basket of flowers in the other side.

Bronze candelabrum with double patina in the louis XV style representing two cupids holding a bronze candelabrum of nine lights. at the feet of the cupids a quiver.

This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques and a velvet lined interior.

19th Century French Napoleon III Period fireback with a woman and a cupid. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina.

The arrow was a beloved motif of the Victorian era, symbolising love, passion, and direction — often associated with Cupid’s arrow and the idea of being “struck by love.”

The underside of this impressive Dutch tobacco box is embellished with exceptional chased decorated scene depicting a lady draped across soft furnishings and accompanied by a bearded...

Smith, in Giltwood Frame The plaque shows an allegorical scene of Cupid (Eros), nude and quiver at his hip, holding an arrow, posed beside and embracing a reclining lion.

The commode with four drawers, the top drawer with a large impressive gilt bronze lock escutcheon, featuring twin cupids with their bows drawn, with an eagle to the center nestled am...

Pair of prints engraved by burin and painted in watercolor; both are a tribute to Cupid; the name Cupid - meaning desire, lust - was given by the Romans to the Greek god of love, act...

The front features a beautifully carved oval hardstone cameo depicting a classical cherub or Cupid figure in high relief, rendered in soft creamy tones against a warm rose-brown grou...

Raised gilt decorations, the front scene is of a reclining maiden among flowers being attended by cupid, the reverse a painting of cupid among flowers.

In Renaissance art, the form of the putto was derived in various ways including the Greek Eros or Roman Cupid (also called "Amor"), the god of love and companion of Aphrodite or Venu...

The bleu céleste ground is enriched with gilded floral swags and a central hand-painted romantic scene depicting a maiden playing the flute beside cupid. The scene is bordered by a g...

Victorian German Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase French Hand Painted Table Lamps with Beautiful Scenes of "Cupid's Punishment" and "Young Bacchus", after Meissen - a Pair.

Fine George III mahogany bachelor's chest, the vividly grained top with thumb molded edge, over pull-out writing surface/brushing slide, over four graduated drawers and standing on f...

The mythological composition depicts a young couple in classical attire offering libations before a statue of Cupid, all set within a verdant landscape. The painter’s delicate use of...

The cupid holds aloft three candle arms now electrified.

What is striking is the quality and mastery with which the coral is worked down to the smallest detail, allowing a plastic and naturalistic rendering of the two cupids, as well as th...

This finely carved antique shell cameo depicts Eros (Cupid) in a rare hunting scene, accompanied by his bow and a faithful dog.

Each verdo antique marble base having 2 Cupid’s seated on dore bronze Empire stools and playing trumpets.

Fine antique Victorian French ornate gilded clock with delightful ornate cupids and flowers. The clock is an 8 day movement with original hands and a cupid to the base.

Pair of figural bronze andirons depicting a variety of mythological figures, including cupids, lions, rams, dragons and gargoyles.

Cupid is wearing a quiver with arrows and is attempting to kiss the young Psyche on the cheek.

In Apollo and Daphne, drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Garella captures the myth of the chaste nymph Daphne, pursued by the young god Apollo, who is bewitched by Cupid to fall in lov...

Spectacular, Art Deco, pendant, depicting an encased, renaissance cameo of a Cupid baby and mother lying on a cloud in sky background.

A small hinged cupboard below has an enamel clasp to the front joined by a pair of shaped supports and decorative cupids bow aprons. This beautifully decorated pair would make wonde...

In this exquisite hand carved cameo brooch the angel, cherub, cupid or putti are deeply carved with extraordinary details.

A set of eight English engravings of classical subjects titled: Bacchus Reeling; Apollo & Marsyas; Egyptian Symbols; Cupid Embracing Psyche; Mercury; Diomedes: Cupid curbing a lion. ...

(The definitive reference work on French mantel clocks; includes comparative illustrations of allegories featuring Venus, Cupid, and dove motifs from the Empire period.)

One panel marked “Ad Sorores III” references Roman relief imagery connected to themes of sisterhood and harmony, while additional medallion scenes portray mythological interactions b...

The top with a detachable porcelain urn shaped vase with hand painted decorations of a lady and cupid in a landscape setting. The rear painted with cupid and his lover picking cherri...

The predominantly patinated bronze case is covered with applied ormolu mounts, including flambeaus to the base of the clockhousing, winged cupids heads to the upper corners, butterfl...

He also specialized in romanticized, storytelling pieces featuring cherubs, cupids, and children, often representing abstract concepts like "Innocence" or "The Message".

.), and he appears accompanied by Eros (the Roman Cupid, the primordial god of sexual attraction, love, and desire) with his arrows, and Hymen (or Hymen, god of marriage ceremonies, ...

But Daphne was doomed to Cupid’s repulsive love and denied the love of men.

The Louis XVI style case features a finely cast figure of the Goddess Diana and an exuberant Cupid rising on a pillar of clouds, the Goddess having confiscated his bow.

19th century French Napoleon III period fireback depicting a decorative scene with flower baskets and cupids. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina.

She brings with her the sun and life. The Cupids (Putti): On the left, small winged children pull the chariot.

The design is called “Amors spratt” (“Cupid’s Trick”). The top is adorned with a reclining woman with a naughty-looking Cupid on her knee, who she is trying to fend off.

Set within an ornate gilt frame, the painting depicts three cupids together, each adorned with delicate wings and cherubic features.

The plate features a splendid cherub at the center surrounded by four compartments with delightful scenes of winged cupids, bacchanalia, allegories of dance, music, games, and abunda...

Beneath the marble top is a stiff-leaf gilt bronze rim and the frieze is centred by plaques of cupids labours. The tapering legs with arrow feather capitals joined by bow and arrow s...

These hybrid figures combine the torso of a child, evoking Cupid, with an ichthyomorphic lower part forming a coiled tail.

Very rare Meissen allegorical group of the 19th century: Ceres, the Roman goddess of the earth (Greek: Demeter), seated beneath a group of trees, covered only by a cloth, presenting ...

At the end is set a round, beige-colored cut glass, depicting the figures of Venus and Cupid. The shaft is made of ebony wood with a white metal and iron tip.

It is decorated with four different representations of putti or naked winged cherubs /cupids often seen in Renaissance art. The cherub figures have been applied around the outer bod...

The painted tabletop with a scene depicting Venus and Cupid, as well as a floral border. Featuring fluted tapered legs with foliate carvings and fluted apron with gilt rosettes.

It shows Paris, a young Trojan shepherd, observing Venus, crowned with flowers and holding a golden apple, the symbol of her victory in the beauty contest between Hera and Athena. Be...

A painting on porcelain of a nobleman and nude woman with cupids, elaborately painted and highly detailed. The original gilt wood frame with reticulated outer frame.