1829–30
English
silver
Place Made,England
Overall: 35 1/2 × 10 × 12 1/2 in. (90.17 × 25.4 × 31.75 cm)
97.59a-b
Hebe, goddess of youth and daughter of Zeus and Hera, is shown here as cup-bearer to the gods. Canova executed four monumental versions of the figure of Hebe in marble. Storr’s silver version maintains the elegant classicism of the original, and is a unique example of silver on this scale.
Jerome and Rita Gans Collection of English Silver
2018: Collecting for the Commonwealth Preserving for the Nation, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1919-2018, Winter Antiques Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY, January 18 - 26, 2018.
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