Monumental Antique French Bronze Sculpture Statue Cupid & Marble Ormolu Pedestal by Antoine-Denis Chaudet, 1870 Redo and due to the Trompe

and due to the Trompe L'oeil style they have a three dimensional feel

He studied at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris

Paul Auguste Gagne was a sculptor active in Paris in the  to late 19th century

to the center is one large roundel with four carved urn shaped finials

Monumental Antique French Bronze Sculpture Statue Cupid & Marble Ormolu Pedestal by Antoine-Denis Chaudet, 1870 Redo and due to the TrompeAn incredible antique 19th century French bronze of Cupid seated on a gilt ormolu marble column, cupid shown feeding rose to a butterfly (L'Amour Prenant un Papillon) after Antoine Denis Chaudet (17631810), circa 1870. The plaster for Cupid or L'Amour was exhibited at the Salon of 1802, it was well received, but unfortunately, Chaudet was unable to complete the marble version. After his death in 1810, however, Pierre Cartellier, a friend of long