After Georges Marie Valentin Bareau (French, 1866-1931), L'Histoire', bronze figure, c. 1900, depicting an allegorical figure, represented by a young maiden holding a scroll and seated on an architectural fragment, signed 'Georges-Bareau F. Barbedienne Fondeur', on green marble base, height 27.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of a Gentleman, Point Piper, NSW