Each figure of Atlas supporting an opaline glass globe encircled by a band cast with the signs of the Zodiac, raised on a rectangular pedestal decorated with griffons and classical figures, wired for electricity, formerly fitted as oil lamps, the opaline glass probably later
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high, 6¹⁄₄ in. (16 cm.) square

With Jacques Perrin, Paris.
The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Hilbert; Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 39.

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