Cupid, 1898, Ivory, lapis lazuli, marble, bloodstone, bronze, silver alloy, gold, translucent enamels, wood, 16 1/8 in. height (41 cm) x 8 3/8 in. width (21.3 cm.) x 8 1/4 in. depth (21 cm.), Sculpture, Frederick William MacMonnies (American, New York 1863–1937 New York), Along with a number of French contemporaries, Paris-based MacMonnies participated in a late-nineteenth-century revival of interest in polychromy and mixed materials for sculpture. This unique multi-material object features an intricate play of diverse media: a fanciful carved ivory cupid with enameled silver wings surmounts an elaborate base incorporating colored stones, gold, bronze, and wood
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Cupid, 1898, Ivory, lapis lazuli, marble, bloodstone, bronze, silver alloy, gold, translucent enamels, wood, 16 1/8, height, 41 cm, x, 8 3/8, width, 21.3, x 8 1/4, depth, 21, Sculpture, Frederick William MacMonnies, American, New York, 1863–1937, number, French contemporaries, Paris-based MacMonnies participated, late-nineteenth-century revival, interest, polychromy, mixed materials, sculpture, unique multi-material, object, features, intricate play, diverse media, fanciful carved, ivory, cupid, enameled silver, wings, surmounts, elaborate base, incorporating, colored, stones
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