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Cupid and Psyche, 176 cm high Marble
Cupid and Psyche, 176 cm high Marble

Cupid and Psyche, 176 cm high Marble

Located in Rome, IT

Large sculpture of Cupid and Psyche, 176 cm, in Carrara marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Italian neoclassical Wooden Statue of Cupid
Italian neoclassical Wooden Statue of Cupid

Italian neoclassical Wooden Statue of Cupid

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Neo-classical 9(18th Century) painted wooden figure of a cupid with a gilt robe and hair

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Cupid
Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Cupid

Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Cupid

By Wedgwood

Located in New Orleans, LA

artistry and imagination. Cupid, the ancient Roman god of love, is standing amongst billowing clouds with a

Category

Antique 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Meissen Porcelain, Captive Cupid (“Je le captive”)
Meissen Porcelain, Captive Cupid (“Je le captive”)

Meissen Porcelain, Captive Cupid (“Je le captive”)

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Meissen Porcelain, Captive Cupid (“Je le captive”) An exquisite Meissen porcelain figurine

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Jean Bulio "Cupid" Patinated Bronze, 19th C.
Jean Bulio "Cupid" Patinated Bronze, 19th C.

Jean Bulio "Cupid" Patinated Bronze, 19th C.

By Jean Bulio

Located in Astoria, NY

Jean Bulio (French, 1827-1911) "Cupid", Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, on a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

German Meissen porcelain figure of a cupid
German Meissen porcelain figure of a cupid

German Meissen porcelain figure of a cupid

Located in Queens, NY

German Meissen (late 19th Century) porcelain figure of a cupid wearing a gold crown and wrapped in

Category

Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold

Pair of Louis XV Bronze Cupid Figures

Pair of Louis XV Bronze Cupid Figures

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) bronze figures of cupids with hoof feet playing

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids
Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Italian Rococo (18th Cent) gold painted life size hanging cupid figures.

Category

Antique 18th Century Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century French Bronze Statue of Cupid
19th Century French Bronze Statue of Cupid

19th Century French Bronze Statue of Cupid

Located in Dallas, TX

19th Century French bronze statue of cupid captures the mischievous cherub just after letting his

Category

Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Cupid Bronze Patinated Gilded
Late 19th Century Cupid Bronze Patinated Gilded

Late 19th Century Cupid Bronze Patinated Gilded

By Falconnet

Located in Marseille, FR

Late 19th century cupid bronze patinated gilded dimension: 27 cm high by 15 cm by 12 cm. Founder

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids
Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Italian Rococo style gold painted large hanging cupid figures.(18/19th Cent)

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure, Life Size, 18th Century
Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure, Life Size, 18th Century

Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure, Life Size, 18th Century

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Rococo (18th Cent) green painted life size cupid figure with a gold drape and holding a

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold

Cupid, Glazed Porcelain, Etc. Possibly Meissen, 19th Century
Cupid, Glazed Porcelain, Etc. Possibly Meissen, 19th Century

Cupid, Glazed Porcelain, Etc. Possibly Meissen, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Cupid. Glazed porcelain, etc. Possibly Meissen, 19th century. With sticker on the base. It

Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Other

Large Bronze Cupid by Aug. Moreau, 19th Century
Large Bronze Cupid by Aug. Moreau, 19th Century

Large Bronze Cupid by Aug. Moreau, 19th Century

By August Moreau

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 19th century bronze study of a cupid with gilded highlights, signed Aug. Moreau

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Cupid Bronze Statue After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
French Cupid Bronze Statue After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)

French Cupid Bronze Statue After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)

By Auguste Moreau

Located in New York, NY

French bronze sculpture of Cupid after Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)

Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique bronze model of Cupid and Psyche after The Antique
Antique bronze model of Cupid and Psyche after The Antique

Antique bronze model of Cupid and Psyche after The Antique

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

An antique 19th century French bronze sculpture of Cupid and Psyche after a Greco Roman model found

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Walter Bosse Austrian Art Deco Art Pottery Cupid Figure
Walter Bosse Austrian Art Deco Art Pottery Cupid Figure

Walter Bosse Austrian Art Deco Art Pottery Cupid Figure

By Walter Bosse

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A rare and delightful Art Deco Austrian art pottery figure of a cupid by renowned Viennese artist

Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Psyche and Cupid Marble Statues After Etienne-Maurice Falconet
Psyche and Cupid Marble Statues After Etienne-Maurice Falconet

Psyche and Cupid Marble Statues After Etienne-Maurice Falconet

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Exceptionally sculpted figures of the nymph Psyche as seated girl, and seated boy, Cupid

Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

After Charles Gabriel Sauvage - Bronze, Cupid Tendant His Bow
After Charles Gabriel Sauvage - Bronze, Cupid Tendant His Bow

After Charles Gabriel Sauvage - Bronze, Cupid Tendant His Bow

By Charles Gabriel Sauvage Lemiere

Located in Beaune, FR

Bronze attributed to Charles Gabriel SAUVAGE representing Cupid trying to draw his bow. Bronze with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Biscuit Porcelain “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss”, circa 1900
Italian Biscuit Porcelain “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss”, circa 1900

Italian Biscuit Porcelain “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss”, circa 1900

By Antonio Canova

Located in Antwerp, BE

Refined Italian biscuit porcelain sculpture inspired by Canova’s “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Grand Tour Bronze Depicting Venus and Cupid, Rome, 1890
Grand Tour Bronze Depicting Venus and Cupid, Rome, 1890

Grand Tour Bronze Depicting Venus and Cupid, Rome, 1890

Located in Milan, IT

Grand Tour Bronze sculture depicting Venus and Cupid, reluctant to take a bath. Placed over a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century Pair of French Victorian Bronze Cupids
Late 19th Century Pair of French Victorian Bronze Cupids

Late 19th Century Pair of French Victorian Bronze Cupids

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of French Victorian bronze seated cupid figures holding gilt leaves with gilt trim on round

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Victorian Green Porcelain Cupid Wall Plaque
French Victorian Green Porcelain Cupid Wall Plaque

French Victorian Green Porcelain Cupid Wall Plaque

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian round green porcelain wall plaque with 3 cupids in relief.   

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Statue of Cupid by Denise Delayigne, 19th C
Bronze Statue of Cupid by Denise Delayigne, 19th C

Bronze Statue of Cupid by Denise Delayigne, 19th C

Located in Houston, TX

This bronze is a figure of Cupid with his hands tied behind his back. The face is sweet with a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marble sleeping Cupid Statue in the style of François Duquesnoy
Marble sleeping Cupid Statue in the style of François Duquesnoy

Marble sleeping Cupid Statue in the style of François Duquesnoy

By François Duquesnoy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Carrara Marble "Sleeping Cupid" Statue. Does NOT include marble base. Similar marble statue

Category

20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Carved Italian Cherub Trio Cupid Statue Grand Tour 1880
Carved Italian Cherub Trio Cupid Statue Grand Tour 1880

Carved Italian Cherub Trio Cupid Statue Grand Tour 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous trio of hand carved Italian cherubs Carved wood finished in gold gilt colour The cherub reading has a damaged hand Great interiors piece Bought from a priv...

Category

Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

French Mid-19th Century Alabaster Statue of Cupid and Psyche
French Mid-19th Century Alabaster Statue of Cupid and Psyche

French Mid-19th Century Alabaster Statue of Cupid and Psyche

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Alabaster statue of Cupid and Psyche

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Meissen Figurine “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” Cupid with Slipper, 19th Century
Meissen Figurine “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” Cupid with Slipper, 19th Century

Meissen Figurine “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” Cupid with Slipper, 19th Century

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

A delightful antique Meissen porcelain figurine titled “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” (“Cupid Under

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of Sleeping Cupid
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of Sleeping Cupid

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of Sleeping Cupid

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of sleeping Cupid. The statue is raised

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen

Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen German, c. 1750 Height 20.5cm, width

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

'Cupid & Psyche' an Important Bronze Figure by François-Raoul Larche
'Cupid & Psyche' an Important Bronze Figure by François-Raoul Larche

'Cupid & Psyche' an Important Bronze Figure by François-Raoul Larche

By François-Raoul Larche

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

'Cupid & Psyche' - An important parcel-gilt and patinated bronze figure, by François-Raoul Larche

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of Young Cupid
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of Young Cupid

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of Young Cupid

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most charming and finely detailed Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of young cupid

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Vintage Signed Hagenauer Bonze Cupid Figurine Made in Austria, Vienna
Vintage Signed Hagenauer Bonze Cupid Figurine Made in Austria, Vienna

Vintage Signed Hagenauer Bonze Cupid Figurine Made in Austria, Vienna

By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien

Located in Vienna, AT

Austrian workshops of Hagenauer. The Figurine represents a little cupid with bow and arrow in Mid-Century

Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cupid. Bronze, Marble, After Models from Auguste Moreau ‘1834-1917’
Cupid. Bronze, Marble, After Models from Auguste Moreau ‘1834-1917’

Cupid. Bronze, Marble, After Models from Auguste Moreau ‘1834-1917’

Located in Madrid, ES

On a round base stands the figure of the God of Love, Cupid. The sculpture in bronze, with the

Category

20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Blind Love" Patinated Bronze Statuette of Cupid Seeking Love Blindfolded
"Blind Love" Patinated Bronze Statuette of Cupid Seeking Love Blindfolded

"Blind Love" Patinated Bronze Statuette of Cupid Seeking Love Blindfolded

Located in Marseille, FR

Blind love bronze 19th century symbolized by a cupid seeming to play hackney jersey with brown

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze Grand Tour Neoclassical Souvenir Cupid Making an Arrow
19th Century Bronze Grand Tour Neoclassical Souvenir Cupid Making an Arrow

19th Century Bronze Grand Tour Neoclassical Souvenir Cupid Making an Arrow

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A lovely bronze neoclassical Grand Tour Souvenir depicting Cupid fashioning and arrow on his anvil

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Rococo Style Life-Size Hanging Cupids
Pair of Italian Rococo Style Life-Size Hanging Cupids

Pair of Italian Rococo Style Life-Size Hanging Cupids

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Italian Rococo style (18th Cent) carved gilt wood winged life size hanging cupid figures.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

Old or Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Cupid with Bound Wings
Old or Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Cupid with Bound Wings

Old or Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Cupid with Bound Wings

By Heinrich Schwabe 1, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine old or antique Meissen porcelain figurine. Depicting Cupid sitting atop a rock with a sad

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique plaster  Bust of Cupid After Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643)
Antique plaster  Bust of Cupid After Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643)

Antique plaster Bust of Cupid After Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643)

Located in New York, NY

Antique Grand Tour plaster bust of a cherub after the original model by Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643) dating from the early 20th century. Likely of Italian or French origin.

Category

Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Statue of Cupid
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Statue of Cupid

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Statue of Cupid

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Cupid offering a rose to the Psyche. The statue is raised by an impressive black Belgian marble base

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau

19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau

By Auguste Moreau

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Auguste Moreau (1834–1917). This exquisite sculpture portrays a draped angel or cupid holding a gilt torch

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

A White Marble Figural Group of Venus and Cupid by Henri Weigele
A White Marble Figural Group of Venus and Cupid by Henri Weigele

A White Marble Figural Group of Venus and Cupid by Henri Weigele

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A White Marble Figural Group of Venus and Cupid by Henri Weigele. Signed ‘H. Weigele’ and titled

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Antique French Cabinet Size Bronze of Cupid with a Quiver of Arrows
Antique French Cabinet Size Bronze of Cupid with a Quiver of Arrows

Antique French Cabinet Size Bronze of Cupid with a Quiver of Arrows

By Jean Marie Pigalle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A finely modeled, cabinet-sized sculpture. In the style of Jean-Marie Pigalle. Cast in bronze

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Minton Parian Group of Cupid & Psyche by H. Bourne
19th Century English Minton Parian Group of Cupid & Psyche by H. Bourne

19th Century English Minton Parian Group of Cupid & Psyche by H. Bourne

Located in Dublin, IE

A stunning and most attractive minton parian figural group of Cupid and Psyche by Hamlet Bourne

Category

Antique 19th Century English Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Cupid, signed A. Leonard
Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Cupid, signed A. Leonard

Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Cupid, signed A. Leonard

By Agathon Léonard

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Cupid, signed A

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of a Venus and Cupid
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of a Venus and Cupid

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of a Venus and Cupid

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and large scaled Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a Venus and Cupid

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

French patinated bronze group of woman and cupid by Jean Jules Salmson
French patinated bronze group of woman and cupid by Jean Jules Salmson

French patinated bronze group of woman and cupid by Jean Jules Salmson

Located in London, GB

winged Cupid. The bronze is very well modelled and cast and the patination is original and in excellent

Category

Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of Cupid with a Cheese Press
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of Cupid with a Cheese Press

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of Cupid with a Cheese Press

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Lambertville, NJ

19th Century Meissen porcelain figure modeled to show the young putti with a cheese press, sat on a naturalistic rocky outcrop raised on circular base. Underglazed crossed swords mar...

Category

Antique 1860s English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu And Marble Statue Of Cupid & Psyche
French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu And Marble Statue Of Cupid & Psyche

French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu And Marble Statue Of Cupid & Psyche

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

marble statue of Cupid offering a rose to Psyche. The statue is raised on a rectangular white Carrara

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Small Gilt and Patinated Bronze of Cupid on a Lion, circa 1820
Small Gilt and Patinated Bronze of Cupid on a Lion, circa 1820

Small Gilt and Patinated Bronze of Cupid on a Lion, circa 1820

Located in New York, NY

Engraved on the cupid's paddle "Omnia Vincit Amor" which translates "Love Conquers All". Signed by

Category

Antique 1820s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique 19th Century Gilt French Bronze of Venus & Cupid after Carrier-Belleuse
Antique 19th Century Gilt French Bronze of Venus & Cupid after Carrier-Belleuse

Antique 19th Century Gilt French Bronze of Venus & Cupid after Carrier-Belleuse

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A wonderful bronze of a seated Venus and Cupid. Modeled with a recumbent Venus attended by Cupid

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Mid-19th Century Neo-Classical St. Alabaster Statue of Cupid and Psyche
French Mid-19th Century Neo-Classical St. Alabaster Statue of Cupid and Psyche

French Mid-19th Century Neo-Classical St. Alabaster Statue of Cupid and Psyche

By Antonio Canova

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning French mid-19th century Neo-Classical st. Alabaster statue of Cupid and Psyche on its

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

ITALY 18th Century Antique 1750 Carved Figure Of Cupid In Sardinian Coral
ITALY 18th Century Antique 1750 Carved Figure Of Cupid In Sardinian Coral

ITALY 18th Century Antique 1750 Carved Figure Of Cupid In Sardinian Coral

Located in Miami, FL

An antique carved figure of Cupid in Sardinian coral. A very rare and exuberant carved work

Category

Antique 1750s Italian Baroque Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Coral

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Cupid Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of cupid sculpture for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, metal and marble. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each item from our selection of cupid sculpture bearing Neoclassical, Baroque or Empire hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one choice in our collection of cupid sculpture that is appealing in its simplicity, but Auguste Moreau, Meissen Porcelain and (After) Corneille van Cleve produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Cupid Sculpture?

A piece of cupid sculpture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,180, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $165,000.

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