Objects, Art & Furniture, Antique to Modern and Folk to Formal
Parian porcelain bust of Clytie emerging from a flower originally modeled after a marble sculpture by Delpech (original in British Museum) and probably produced by Copeland circa 1863.
Marked “Art Union of London, 1863” on base of plinth at front and “C. Delpech” at back.
Myth of Clytie per Wikipedia
According to the myth, Clytie loved the god of the sun Helios in vain,[4] but he left her for another woman, the princess Leucothoe, under the influence of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. In anger and bitterness, she revealed their affair to the girl’s father, indirectly causing her doom as the king buried her alive. This failed to win Helios back to her, and she was left lovingly staring at him from the ground; eventually she turned into a heliotrope, a violet flower that gazes at the Sun in its diurnal journey.
13-1/2 inches tall x 10 inches wide x 7 inches deep
Faintly visible kiln crack on petal at front left (pictured). Fleabites at top edge of plinth at back.
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The shop is located in the Historic Village of Franklin, Delaware County, NY in the western Catskill Mountains.
Shop Address
322 Main Street
Franklin, NY
Mailing Address
1818 State Hwy 28
Oneonta, NY 13820
Shop Hours
Saturdays: 11am – 5:30pm
Sunday: 11am – 4pm
Otherwise by appointment or chance.
Approximate Travel Times
Oneonta: 10 minutes
Delhi: 20 minutes
Cooperstown: 30 minutes
Binghamton: 1 hour
Albany and the Hudson Valley: 1.5 hours
New York City/George Washington Bridge: 2.5 hours
