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Lot 142: Louis Charles Hippolyte Buhot French School (1815-1865) A pair of bronze cupids 47cm high, plinths 20cm deep

Est: £800 GBP - £1,200 GBPSold:
Lyon & TurnbullEdinburgh, United KingdomMarch 21, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Louis Charles Hippolyte Buhot
French School (1815-1865)
A pair of bronze cupids


each holding a dove and draped in a sash, gazing downwards, on rocaille cast circular plinth base, struck with maker''s stamp in capital letters, copper patination (2)
47cm high, plinths 20cm deep

Notes

Note: Buhot began his career at the end of the neo-Classical period of French sculpture as a student of David d''Angers at the École des Beaux-Arts, first exhibiting at the Salon in 1837 and becoming a regular participant in its exhibitions until 1865. His works in bronze are primarily figurative.

Auction Details

Fine Antiques

by
Lyon & Turnbull
March 21, 2007, 11:00 AM EST

33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EBH, EH1 3RR, UK