18th Century Patinated Bronze Of A Young Nude Draped Bather, Seated On A Fluted Column Base

This delightful bronze with a beautiful dark patina represents a very young naked bather seated on a rock and base on a column base in veined white Carrara marble with large rough-edged grooves fixed on a Carrara black. This beautiful bronze of rare density from the mid-18th century is remarkable for its expressiveness and the massive ornamental base suits it perfectly. The attitude and grace of this young Venus with a beautiful face, with hair tied up in an antique bun, is remarkable for the sharpness of the carving, the attitude for the grace of the crossed position of the arms and legs. , the patina that only time can improve, brown with slight apple green reflections. A Work for Youth magnified by this pretty subject placed for our greatest satisfaction on a beautiful low and squat column. A definite interest for a high-level piece of decoration imbued with all the charm of the Reign of the “Beloved”. Very good original condition and a sought-after piece of appreciable size for a classic and elegant decoration with an undeniable presence, a parenthesis which attests to my statements about the period it is in one piece it is a lost wax no additions for the arms or the legs a technique of the time.... 18th century