Lot number 3359 - Auction 160
'VIKTORIA' / ALLEGORIE DES RUHMES

MARIUS JEAN ANTONIN MERCIÉ 1845 Toulouse - 1916 Paris (after) 'VICTORIA' / ALLEGORY OF GLORY Bronze, dark patina, on a marble base (H. 4.5 cm). Total H. 59, W. 29, D. 19 cm. Signed 'A. Mercie' on the front; follower of Antonin Mercié; similar design by Jules-Félix Coutan. Fully modeled figure of a winged female allegory-likely Victoria or a personification of Fame-standing on a book and wearing classical-style drapery. She holds a sword in one hand and a helmet under the other arm. Minor rubbing and loss of patina; restored.