Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Female Bust "Phryne" Emanuel Villanis Circa 1900 Redo Circa 1890

Circa 1890

a fine pair of 19th century gilt bronze candelabra

exuberant in color

Hu was able to pursue studies in France where he studied painting at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris

This handmade candlestick is of a monumental size and is in excellent condition

Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Female Bust "Phryne" Emanuel Villanis Circa 1900 Redo Circa 1890Antique, 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