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A Napoléon III Marble Mantle Clock With A Patinated Bronze Figure of 'Phryné' by James Pradier.
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'
French, circa 1870.
Literature:
C. Lapaire, James Pradier (1790-1852) et la sculpture française de la génération romantique, Catalogue Raisonné, Lausanne, 2010, cat. 232, pp. 331-333.
Dimensions
Height : 65 cm 26 inchesStock number
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