French school circa 1800 Venus and Cupid after a model by Jean-Baptiste II Lemoyne (1704-1778) and Bacchus in the spirit of Louis Garnier (1638/39-1728) Pair of terracotta statuettes H. Venus: 49 cm and H. Bacchus: 51.5 cm Damage, missing parts and restorations (in particular, the two arms and the head of Venus and the child are broken and glued back together). Related works: - Jean-Baptiste II Lemoyne (1704-1778), Venus and Cupid, marble, signed and dated "J.B. Lemoyne. fecit Anno 1762", H. 160cm, Sotheby's Paris sale November 9, 2012, lot 313; - Louis Garnier (1638/39-1728), Bacchus, bronze statuette, H. 35.6cm, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n°inv. 40.14.4. Provenance: Château du Perthuis. Note: Henry de Triqueti is reputed to have been a discerning collector. The catalog of his sale on May 4, 1886 (lot 75) is edifying, with works by Botticelli and Fra Angelico. He is also known to have advised the d'Orléans family on the constitution of their collections.