Sculptures of a goddess / allegory

The enameled dial signed « Fourdinois » is put on a column’s base, which torus is adorned with stylized palm leaves in a Neo-greek style. The column, decorated with branches, stands as a seat for a feminine allegory, depicting a woman dressed in the Ancient style with a tunic partly covering her body but letting one of her breast out. The drapery’s wet effect, creating an excessive crumple, reminds  us of the representation of Greek goddesses during the Hellenistic period. Sat in equilibrium on one foot, her left leg is tenderly resting on her right knee. The twist of her body is marked with her face also turning in the same direction.  She is holding with both hands the extremity of the fabric falling down her back. Her hair, finely chiseled, is attached in a braided bun.