Maurice Falconnet "battle For Love" 19th Century Porcelain Biscuit

Anteros and Eros fighting over a burning heart, one wanting to crush it underfoot, the other preventing it, Anteros being the disenchantment unlike Eros, the two twins Eros and Anteros represent the two contradictory tendencies internal to desire itself. Group in white porcelain biscuit (Sèvres?) after Etienne-Maurice Falconnet (1716-1791) Signed intaglio on the terrace 19th century work with walnut base H. 37 cm Very good condition E.M. Falconnet attracted the attention of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne who took him under his wing. Falconet was thus able to develop his talents by remaining almost ten years in his master's workshop, an unusually long time for an apprentice; he then met Pigalle and Pajou. His ties with François Boucher allowed him to approach the Marquise de Pompadour, a great patron of the arts and favorite of Louis XV, who commissioned several works from him. Present in all major museums.