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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 934003, member: 5833&quot;]Decided it is really very well done so placed a bid.&nbsp; Evidently no one else felt the same.&nbsp; Seller photos slightly blurry; hoping to see, when it&#039;s in hand, that detail is crisper.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not likely to be the cutter&#039;s own composition (except what looks like it&#039;s meant to be the Bay of Naples behind them) so now have to look for the primary image.&nbsp; Having difficulty because I do not know who the female is.</p><p><br /></p><p>The intimate scene would not be unusual for Venus and Cupid.&nbsp; The problem is, while Venus is nearly always shown partially or fully nude, she never has wings.&nbsp; Psyche is not generally shown completely nude but, hey, they&#039;re married so...&nbsp; And Psyche has wings, just not large feathered ones that are the grown up version of the ones Cupid has.&nbsp; Hers are traditionally more like moth wings.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the far distance to the right is something that is either Vesuvius smoking or the sun rising.&nbsp; A search for Cupid and Aurora has so far not been successful.&nbsp; All suggestions welcome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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