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Cupids Grinding, from an Elements Group

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This rustic cupid group is one of a pair that represents the Elements: Air, Water, Fire and Earth. It is made of unglazed porcelain known as biscuit, which was a popular ware of the neoclassical age. This group was modeled possibly by Pierre Stephan or by Nicholas Gauron after a similar group made in Tournai.

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