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Art Object

The Toilette of Venus

After a sculpture attributed to Étienne-Maurice Falconet  (1716–1791)

Date:
last quarter 18th century
Culture:
French (Paris)
Medium:
Case: gilded bronze and marble; Dial: gilded bronze and white enamel; Movement: brass and steel
Dimensions:
19-3/8 x 14 x 10-1/2 in. (49.2 x 35.6 x 26.7 cm)
Classification:
Horology
Credit Line:
Gift of Edith C. Blum, (et al.) Executors, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum, 1966
Accession Number:
66.28.2
120020335

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