Description:
After Emmanuel Villanis (French, 1858-1914)
Bronze Figure of Pandora, her robe draped along her waist, with jewels in one hand and a casket in the other, signed "E Villanis" on two-tier marble base, total ht. 33 in.
Estimate $700-900
Loss of patina throughout. Marble with chip to a corner. Hair to reverse drilled in two places. Minor spot of verdigris to bottom of robes. No evidence of any damages.
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