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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9745429, member: 79705"]I picked this up months ago at a local auction. She came from an expensive home in our downtown area, and I was surprised when the dealers let me have her for $80. Mercury-gilt bronze, 9" x 12" (22.86 x 30.48 cm). I'm assuming she is Hebe the cupbearer, but I'm open to other suggestions! She might have been part of a mantel clock arrangement. I can't find much on the artist, though there are other examples of his work around. I saw some things that hint he might have been a German who gave himself a French-equivalent name to work in Paris, but I'm not sure on all that.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477701[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477702[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477703[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477704[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I had always wanted one of these neoclassical bronzes so she'll be staying with me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9745429, member: 79705"]I picked this up months ago at a local auction. She came from an expensive home in our downtown area, and I was surprised when the dealers let me have her for $80. Mercury-gilt bronze, 9" x 12" (22.86 x 30.48 cm). I'm assuming she is Hebe the cupbearer, but I'm open to other suggestions! She might have been part of a mantel clock arrangement. I can't find much on the artist, though there are other examples of his work around. I saw some things that hint he might have been a German who gave himself a French-equivalent name to work in Paris, but I'm not sure on all that. [ATTACH=full]477701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477703[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477704[/ATTACH] I had always wanted one of these neoclassical bronzes so she'll be staying with me. :D[/QUOTE]
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