Christopher Eimer
Coins & Medals Bought and Sold est. 1971
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Medals
Reference:6271 Venus and Cupid: 'He Loves Me - He Loves Me Not', 1925
In a game of 'He Loves Me: 'He Loves Me Not', the seated figure of Venus, to right, peels off the petals of a flower held dutifully by Cupid.
Venus stands on the prow of a boat rowed by Cupid, her arms aloft with drapery fluttering in the wind revealing her near-naked body.
By Leon-Claude Mascaux.
Bronze. 110 mm.
Condition: Extremely Fine
Notes:
One of the high points of Art-Deco medallic art.