A cute little lamp with the theme of a cupid apparently warming his hands over the coals of a street fire drum. Signed Bouret to the base for Eurtope Bouret (1833- 1906). (See notes from Wikipedia below) Probably dated to round 1905.
Cupid is reinforced plaster. Base is ceramic. Fire drum is metal, and lamp bulb is within to simulate fire. Electrical cable and switch is European. Working order but must be checked by a licenced electrician before use.
Lamp stands only approximately 20cm tall..
Eutrope Bouret (16 April 1833 in Paris – 1906) was a 19th-century French sculptor who was a student of Louis Buhot. He exhibited at 'The Salon" from 1875 to 1903. He worked in conventional materials: marble, plaster, terracotta and bronze.
"The Salon" (French: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world. At the 1761 Salon, thirty-three painters, nine sculptors, and eleven engravers contributed. From 1881 onward, it has been managed by the Société des Artistes Français.