Mid-brown patina, the figure of Mercury holding a torch in one hand while reaching down to adjust his winged sandal with the other, depicted standing beside an unsheathed dagger and set of pipes on a naturalistic base, mounted with plaque inscribed Départ De Mercure Prix De Concours École Des Beaux-Arts Paris, signed in cast Audre Paris, also with pastille stamped Bronze Garanti au Titre Paris.