Object of the Day: An Antique Spelter Statue

This spelter figure is something of a mystery to me.  Attractively cast and finely detailed, the sculpture has no signature and seems to be missing her base.  Similar figures of reclining females in classical garb were a popular subject matter for Nineteenth Century French and English sculptors.  Very often, sculptures of this size were cast to be mounted on clocks.  Could it be that this lovely lady once graced the top of a mantel clock?  I suspect so.  Since she lacks the wooden base which usually supports spelter statues, I have the feeling that somewhere out there exists a clock which his missing its lady.  Or, perhaps not.  Perhaps she was always meant to be exactly what she is—an elegant figure unto herself.  Regardless, she seems quite content—forever in repose, and quite comfortable.