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A French bronze and gilt figure of a nymph, emblematic of Night, as a clock
CAST FROM A MODEL BY AUGUSTE MOREAU, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French bronze and gilt figure of a nymph, emblematic of Night, as a clock
Cast from a model by Auguste Moreau, Last quarter 19th Century
Scantily-clad and holding a gilt crescent, standing on a star-studded sphere among clouds, with raised Roman numerals, serpent hands and twin-train movement, on shaped spreading base, unsigned, with foundry inscription A. Basset Editeurs, the dial lacking one hand
34¾ in. (88.2 cm.) high
Cast from a model by Auguste Moreau, Last quarter 19th Century
Scantily-clad and holding a gilt crescent, standing on a star-studded sphere among clouds, with raised Roman numerals, serpent hands and twin-train movement, on shaped spreading base, unsigned, with foundry inscription A. Basset Editeurs, the dial lacking one hand
34¾ in. (88.2 cm.) high