Lot 194 Dα

A carved boxwood figure of Chronos sharpening Amor´s arrows

Carved boxwood and red stained hardwood, black painted plaster. Two-figure group on a solid square base. Chronos depicted as a standing male figure with a beard, large wings and a drapery wrapped around his hips, working the pedal of the grinding wheel with one foot and sharpening an arrow held in both hands. He is accompanied by a diminutive figure of Cupid holding up an arrow in his hands. A quiver and bow beside him on the plinth. Stamped monogram “JG” on the rim and plinth. With base H 31.5, B 20.5, D 16 cm.
Late 18th century.