A French bronze allegorical figure of a maiden, antoine Gaudez (1845-1902) 'Paix Et Abondance', c1890, the dynamic figure of a young maiden walking in dark brown patinated bronze, with a garland of fruit in the folds of her flowing dress and a flower in her right hand, her upswept hair with a jeweled headdress, standing on a sphere over a swirly cloud base, signed to base and sphere and titled. Height 55.5 cm