The muse Urania, Figure of painted porcelain. The figure represents a woman (the Muse Urania), who holds a gilt compass in the left hand and holds a loose telescope in front of her left eye with the right. There is a celestial globe on her right, encased in gilded bands. On her lap is a gilt bronze protractor. The image is not marked. Upon acquisition, the statue was mounted on a gilt bronze pedestal, Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, Meissen, c. 1748 - c. 1750, porcelain (material), bronze (metal), gilding, h cm × w cm × d 23 cm, Reimagined by Gibon, design of warm cheerful glowing of

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