A French bronze allegorical group emblematic of Industry, cast from a model by Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915), late 19th century/early 20th century, the naturalistic base inscribed 'E. Picault' on a square canted vert maurin marble base above a conforming mahogany pedestal, height 75 cm (excluding pedestal). Provenance: Christie's London, The Opulent Eye, 10 September 2013, lot 49