BARBEDIENNE
BARBEDIENNE Clock in patinated bronze, black marble, and gilded bronze. The movement, signed F. Barbedienne, is set into the base and surrounded by classical friezes. The base, with small claw feet, is surmounted by a large bronze figure representing the muse Polymnia—a smaller version, also signed F. Barbedienne, based on the ancient statue in the Louvre Museum. Total height: 76 cm. Height of the bronze figure: 56 cm.
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BARBEDIENNE Clock in patinated bronze, black marble, and gilded bronze. The movement, signed F. Barbedienne, is set into the base and surrounded by classical friezes. The base, with small claw feet, is surmounted by a large bronze figure representing the muse Polymnia—a smaller version, also signed F. Barbedienne, based on the ancient statue in the Louvre Museum. Total height: 76 cm. Height of the bronze figure: 56 cm.
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