A sensational French mid 19th Century patinated bronze statue of Venus. The statue is raised by a rectangular oak base with elegant carvings. Above lays a smaller scale bronze support elevating Venus with charming and elegant facial expressions. The exquisitely... — Read More

A sensational French mid 19th Century patinated bronze statue of Venus. The statue is raised by a rectangular oak base with elegant carvings. Above lays a smaller scale bronze support elevating Venus with charming and elegant facial expressions. The exquisitely chased goddess rests on a bronze shell with her right leg in a kneeling position and her right arm elegantly bends towards her left shoulder. In the other hand she is holding a drape that is lying over her left leg. Her hair is partially in a bun with the lower part resting on her left shoulder — Read Less