Patinated bronze ewer "The Temptation" by Eugène-Victor Cherrier, Art Nouveau period

A bronze ewer with a double brown patina and a medallion decorated in high relief with a scene of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Reclining on the body of the ewer, Eve is caught in the act of picking the forbidden fruit, which she will later give to Adam, thus leading to their expulsion from Paradise. The trunk of an apple tree forms the handle. Signed in relief on the body: "Victor Cherrier" for Eugène-Victor Cherrier, a French sculptor active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Very good condition. Art Nouveau period, circa 1900. Dimensions: L: 22cm, W: 22cm, H: 39.5cm.