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Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
After a model by Etienne-Maurice Falconet French
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Title: Cupid ("L'Amour Menaçant")
Manufactory:
Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
Modeler:
After a model by Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French, Paris 1716–1791 Paris)
Date: porcelain after 1761, gilt bronze ca. 1775
Culture: French, Sèvres
Medium: Soft-paste biscuit porcelain, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Height (with stand): 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1973
Object Number: 1973.315.14
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