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Lot 166: A CARVED MARBLE GROUP OF FATHER TIME CLIPPING CUPID'S WINGS

Est: £20,000 GBP - £30,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 08, 2011

Item Overview

Description

A CARVED MARBLE GROUP OF FATHER TIME CLIPPING CUPID'S WINGS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN PETER WAGNER (1730-1809), CIRCA 1750-60
On an integrally carved naturalistic plinth; Father Time's wings separately carved and attached; Cupid's proper left wing replaced; minor repairs
12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high

Artist or Maker

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
A. E. Brinckmann, Barock-Bozzetti, IV, Deutsche Bildhauer, Frankfurt, 1925, pp. 106-131.

Notes

A CARVED MARBLE GROUP OF FATHER TIME CLIPPING CUPID'S WINGS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN PETER WAGNER (1730-1809), CIRCA 1750-60
On an integrally carved naturalistic plinth; Father Time's wings separately carved and attached; Cupid's proper left wing replaced; minor repairs
12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high

Auction Details

500 Years Important Decorative Arts: The European Connoisseur, An Important European Collection

by
Christie's
December 08, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK