A large antique French blue and white Limoges porcelain brooch featuring Venus and Cupid at the Fountain of Love. Venus, the Roman goddess of love (Aphrodite in Greek mythology), features prominently in centuries of European literature and art, often alongside her son Cupid, the god of desire. 
Trombone Clasp.
 
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
Nor hath love's mind of any judgement taste;
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
And therefore is love said to be a child
Because in choice he is so oft beguiled.
                           William Shakespeare -- “A Midsummer Night's Dream”
 
MATERIAL:
Porcelain, Copper & Brass Alloy 
 
AGE
c. 1890 – 1920
 
CONDITION
Very good – surface wear commensurate with age and use
 
SIZE: 
H 5 cm
W 4 cm
 
WEIGHT:
18.4 g
 
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