Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ,Artist: August Moreau,Format: Statue,Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original,Size: Large,Signed: Yes,Item Height: 21 in,Title: Allegory of Summer,Material: Bronze, Marble,Subject: Statue,Country of Origin: France,Time Period Produced: 1850-1899Presented is a superb quality French gilt bronze, Auguste Moreau's “Allegory of Summer” with swivel base and marble plinth. The bronze is very well cast, depicting two children, a boy and a girl, each with an arm slung over the other's shoulder. The bronze is cast in multiple parts to allow for supremely detailed casting, with a very lifelike and dynamic look, down to the children's faces and curly hair, the folds of their clothes, etc. The base is designed in a way to allow the statue to swivel in place, which is a neat mechanism and a sign of a high end piece. The statue stands on a notch cornered low plinth in very attractive red and white mottled marble.The bronze is signed on the top side of the base, for Auguste Moreau. Numbered 566 D on the reverse, and marked PT inside base.The bronze itself is in excellent overall condition. The gilding/finish has some minor wear but is in great shape overall. No breaks or repairs. The rotating mechanism is working well. The marble base has some minor chips/fretting to the top edge here and there, none of which is available when the bronze is on the base.The statue stands about 21 inches tall (on the marble base/stand). The base measures about 9 1/2 inches square.