Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945): An impressive carved white marble figural group of 'Cupid and Psyche', together with a later white Carrara marble plinth (2)

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Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945): An impressive carved white marble figural group of 'Cupid and Psyche', together with a later white Carrara marble plinth The group depicting the winged god of love embracing the swooning mortal goddess of the soul and awakening her with a kiss, his right hand raised, the pair raised on swirling drapery and a spiralling floriate garland, signed F. Vichy Firenze , on moulded circular socle base, the separate plinth of square form on moulded base, with applied brass presentation label marked 'Cupid and Psyche', FERDINANDO VICHI, The figural group, 145cm high, the plinth 50cm high, the whole, 195cm high overall (2)