French 1890 sculpture terracotta figures

Antique French terracotta sculpture of The Lovers Wedding hand sculpted and stamped U&C with date stamp . This late 19th century statue is would most likely have been painted and gilt with gold leaf highlights like the Goldscheider figures. All terracotta statues are all hand made and cannot be mass produced. It takes the same amount of time and effort as a bronze sculpture. The company stamp is impressed into the terracotta under the base. At some time this sculpture has been stripped of its original hand painted finish back to terracotta. It has been drilled to the base as a lamp