Post medieval Sandstone Head of a Cupid from a Church in Groningen – 197 mm

Sandstone Head of a Cupid from a Church in GroningenCulture / Period: Rococo StyleDate / Period: Early to Mid-18th Century A.D.Material: SandstoneDimensions: 197 x 122 mmCondition: Good conditionNo shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.Provenance information:Object Registration ID: 40The current owner purchased the sandstone head of a Cupid from a private collector, N.N., in Den Bosch, the Netherlands.The previous owner, a private collector from Den Bosch, stated that the object had been in his collection since an unknown date.According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1980s.The piece is stated to originate from a church in the province of Groningen. No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.Background Information:This carved sandstone head represents a Cupid or putto, a small childlike figure widely used in European religious and decorative art. In church interiors, such figures were not simply ornamental. They formed part of a visual language intended to evoke heaven, innocence, divine... lees verder bij Catawiki