Details
Modeled as the 'Triumph of Love,' centered by Cupid's chariot drawn by a pair of seahorses, supported by a two mermen and two mermaids, seated aloft a nymph with a lyre and trumpeting putto, apparently unmarked
26 in. (66 cm.) high, 33 in. (84 cm.) wide, 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Paris, 15 April 2010, lot 88.
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A nearly identical centerpiece is illustrated in Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from Württembergische MetallwarenFabrik, 1906, no. 206.

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