Bronze statue of seated woman in neoclassical attire resting on a blue velvet-covered platform with two brass bands and on a gilded base with three flattened ball feet: woman sits on a neoclassical stool with legs crossed; book in left hand and pen in right; woman wears hair up with a wreath around head; figure rests on 3/4" high rectangular base with "cut-out" at front to accommodate feet: written on interior of base: "NO/Soo/160+"; (statue is screwed to base); blue velvet-covered platform (round with straight sides) has two brass bands and decorated with beaded ovals tacked to platform; gilded base with lightly gessoed top and bottom and groove running around interior edge of top.
Display Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (40 x 21.6 cm)
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Remarks: Details of condition: A - corrosion rear left foot; B - top band detached; velvet fading; C - small cracks and chips; red layer very visible; mildew on top.
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, China Room