Lot 142
Louis Charles Hippolyte Buhot French School (1815-1865) A pair of bronze cupids
Auction: 21 March 2007 at 11:00 GMT
£2,390
Description
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)
Dimensions
47cm high, plinths 20cm deep
Footnote
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.