A Napoléon III Marble Mantle Clock With A Patinated Bronze Figure of 'Phryné'

GBP 4,500.00

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Object Description

A Napoléon III Marble Mantle Clock With A Patinated Bronze Figure of ‘Phryné’ by James Pradier. France, Circa 1860.

Surmounted by a finely cast patinated bronze figure of the Grecian courtesan, ‘Phryne’, cast from the model by Jean Jacques (called James) Pradier (1790-1852). Atop a rouge griotte marble entablature with fluted sides and stepped base fronted by a clock dial with Roman numeral chapters, the twin-barrel movement with strike on bell.

Signed ‘Pradier’

Height of bronze figure 41.5 cm / 16 inches

French, circa 1860.

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