A RARE PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY MARBLE FIGURAL GROUPS DEPICTING DIANA AND VENUS AND CUPID, POSSIBLY GERMAN depicting Venus seated on a rocky mound and holding a wreath of roses, a quiver of arrows beside her and two doves to the ground, on an integral circular base, the second marble depicting Venus holding Cupid, also seated on a rocky mound, 20.5cm high and 18cm high respectively, (2) This unusual pair of carvings lack the neo-classical style physiques apparent in many of the figures produced in Franch during the 18th century, their heads are rather large compared to their more naturalistic bodies, and they both feature large eyes with well delineated pupils set wide in their oval faces, all indications that they may have been produced in Germany rather than France.