Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Female Bust "Phryne" Emanuel Villanis Circa 1900 Sold and then at the Central

and then at the Central Academy of Fine Arts

Circa 1900

5" deep (framed)

The chronometer in a three-part mahogany case with brass fittings

23" tall X 20

Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Female Bust "Phryne" Emanuel Villanis Circa 1900 Sold and then at the CentralAntique, Art Nouveau bronze of a beautiful maiden in the Neo Classical manner by Emmanuel Villanis, Circa 1900. The bronze, titled "Phryne" depicts a beautiful Neo Classical maiden, titled to the front on the socle. The bust meant to be an interpretation of the ancient Greek beauty Phryne, daughter of Epicles and a model of a number of ancient Greek artists sculptors. The bronze made by the lost wax (cire perdue) method and having the circular