Antique Cupids

Solid wood table with cupid carving in center and Italian style Venetian lions head carvings throughout.

The set rests on a two-tiered base adorned with friezes of interlacing and cupids dancing and playing, which itself is supported by a cylindrical, white marble base.

The frames contain jasperware medallions (two dark and two light blue), featuring depictions of Venus and Cupid. Each backplate supports two gilt bronze scrolled arms which terminate...

These enchanting works, within a silver-leaf wooden frame, depict the mythological realm of delicate sensuality, love, and indolence, with cherubs and putti playfully hovering among ...

19th century Dutch oval fire-painted stained glass windows by Jan Schouten Delft Serie of stained glass windows with a love scene of Psyche and Cupid, signed When it is hung in t...

The serpentine Griotte de Campan Rouge marble top above a single bombé door painted with a scène of a couple running through the forest flanked by cupids and angels over a waterfall,...

Above is the original Brèche Violette marble top with a fine mottled border and backsplash with elegant curved side foliate ormolu mounts with a charming central plaque of a beautifu...

Showcasing a lush verdure landscape, the antique Aubusson tapestry artfully depicts a mythological scene featuring Adonis, Venus, and her son Amor (Cupid), bringing to life a timeles...

., with an eight day movement, the hours striking on a bell, stamped by Vincenti & Cie, and R&C, for Richard and Company, numbered 4369: the case is surmounted by Cupid, his bow and ...

The front features two cupids with butterfly wings, detail usual in the 19th century, as are the eggs, shields and plant elements which complete figures.

The painted scenes that decorate the side doors are children and a harp in one and a woman with a Cupid in the other. Technically, they remember the plaques made with the so-called "...

Best known are Raphael's frescoes on the ground floor; in the loggia depicting the classical and secular myths of Cupid and Psyche, and The Triumph of Galatea.

This is surmounted by a foliate mount and a winged bust of Psyche, the lover of Cupid (or Eros) in classical mythology. The bust is draped with flower garlands, and accompanied by fo...

Mounted on the top of the clock a winged cupid with roses in his hair sits before the altar of everlasting love with a butterfly in his hand and his bow, quiver and flame of love aro...

Crafted in the early 18th century, these bases display Brusolon’s unmatched talent for both figural and foliate work, combining cupids, masks and oversized scrolling vines for a gran...

The base is decorated with a gilt bronze frieze across the front showing cupids playing with stars and sun rays. The rounded sides of the clock are also decorated with gilded panels.

Whereas for her, it is Venus who shows how to control Cupid’s arrow. On the central casing at the bottom, by way of contrast, there is a peacock, a symbol of pride and at the top,...

In the foreground, a charming chubby Cupid bent down in thought and apparent helplessness.

The young woman is portrayed half-legged, seated in a monumental chariot of gilded wood. A cupid by her side gazes intently at the goddess.

Inside a rich border with flowers and fruit, interspersed with cupids and eagles, there is described a scene from ancient mythology.

The oval relief bronze plaque representing two billing doves against a background of swirling clouds, with Cupid's bow and quiver and a floral garland visible.

In this scene, Odysseus has eliminated the enemies and has revealed himself to Penelope, and they walk hand in hand, with the putti of love, Cupid walking before them, and with Penel...

One holds a flaming torch with which to enflame his victims with love and the other holds cupids arrow. The cherubs are finely modelled in patinated bronze.

George Henry Hall (1825-1913). Cupids, 1875. Oil on canvas, 6 x 9.25 inches; 10 x 13.25 inches framed.

The satyr of this pair closely follows models of the master (compare Satyr running with an owl, made between 1770 and 1780, Cleveland Museum of Art) and several examples of candelabr...

advancing and holding a trophy with a winged cupid child behind carrying a cup and a bouquet of flowers.

Sitting on top of the clock is a gilt bronze winged cherub, possibly Cupid himself, the god of erotic love. This clock is not only a wonderful piece of design — with its clever ‘...

A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble clock depicting Diana and Cupid, by François Linke.  French, circa 1890.

Mounted with a large bronze model of a cupid holding a gilt bow and arrow, upon a naturalistic base with flowers and doves, supported on a rouge marble and ormolu mounted circular ba...

The front is painted in vernis martin with a scene of Cupid brandishing his bow and holding a crown of roses, as an allegory of' love conquers all', and opening to an interior fitted...

There are numerous authors who proposed this kind of representation, where putti and chubby cupids play and support prosperous garlands and compositions of flowers and fruit.

Nevertheless, the characteristics are unquestionably those of Johnson: the subtle chiaroscuro modeling to the face the typical delineation of the lips (with Cupid's bow precision), t...

This finely patinated bronze group depicts the figure of Innocence, finely cast with billowing drapery being tormented by two winged cherub figures emblematic of Cupid. The figure is...

Typical of the erotic-mythological taste, the drawing in the middle (reproduced below) represents Mars and Venus: Mars, probably guided by Cupid, pulls aside a curtain, and discovers...

Rising from tapering and bronze collared block feet, the lower apron has a strong gilt bronze mount of stiff leaf acanthus foliates and volutes, above, the breakfront rectangular for...

The central jasperware plaque signed Wedgwood, ornamented with an applied molded relief of 'L'Amour Comédien': Cupid masked in front of two women receiving offerings at the sacrifici...

Standing to the front of the candelabras are patinated bronze figures of a putto in draped clothing and a winged Cupid who holds his bow and arrow. The clock- height 43cm, width 4...

One can observe a lion ridden by a cupid, while another putto meets him holding the head of the ferocious animal.

On the front, these enclose the circular porcelain clock dial, which features Roman Numerals, as well as a painting of a pair of doves, and a burning torch, crossed with cupid’s quiv...

Below is cupboard door with a gilt bronze ribbon-tied foliate wreath with a pair of doves perched on Cupid’s bow, an arrow-quiver and a flaming torch, the interior with two shelves.

The front faces the decoration: a composition framed by plumes of flowers and vegetal elements in a delicate marquetry for each of the drawers that, in the door, is highlighted by a...

This fine cartel d'applique is surmounted by a sunburst behind a cloudborne cupid driving his dove-drawn chariot above a an undulating pierced foliate panelled case with a figure of ...

advancing and holding a trophy with a winged cupid child behind carrying a cup and a bouquet of flowers.

On the left hand side Venus (Aphrodite) with Cupid (Eros) and on the right hand side Mercury (Hermes).

At its heart lies the moment of divine premonition—Venus, with Cupid at her side, pleading with Adonis not to hunt the wild boar that would take his life.

Although Apuleius' story of Cupid and Psyche had been a common theme in European art since the Renaissance, the particular incident of Psyche rescued by Jupiter's eagle was seldom il...

Others engravings include Christ with the Disciples at Emmaus, The Massacre of the Innocents, and Psyche and Cupid after the great Raphael. Bernardino Nocchi (Lucca, 1741 - Rome, ...

The impressive artwork depicting a semi-nude Flora hovering through the clouds surrounded by playful cupids, cherubs, love doves and a seated maiden, within white and grey clouds, of...

Imported to England by Berthold Muller in 1903. Cupid (Love) is in the driver’s seat but struggles to control the reins of a harnessed goat.

Harnessed to four galloping horses with two horn-blowing cupid coachmen and merman postillion. A sweet olden-days vehicle reminiscent of Cinderella’s last-minute ball conveyance.

Cupids bow crest with a carved shell pierced splat and bold arm supports ending in carved knuckles with cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet.

This maple side chair is attributed to William Savery. It has a cupid’s bow crest, spooned back with solid splat, rush seat, aprons and cabriole front legs terminating in “crook’t” f...

This maple side chair is attributed to William Savery. It has a cupid’s bow crest, spooned back with solid splat, rush seat, aprons and cabriole front legs terminating in “crook’t” f...

The centre piece features symbols of everlasting love: the torch and cupid’s bow delicately created from ivory reflect that this piece may have originally been given as a wedding gift.

This set exemplifies Mayer’s passion for neoclassical imagery, featuring a wonderful brooch with a cameo depicting Diana and Cupid. Diana is recognizable from the bow she carries, wh...