A French silver-gilt statuette of Hercules wrestling the Cretan Bull.  Hercules crouches over the bull, leaning his weight on one knee and his right hand, with his left foot on the ground and left hand grasping the bull's horn. He wears a lion pelt. The bull is turned, one leg still upright, on an oval shaped mound of foliage. The group stands on a rectangular plinth with borders of berried lotus, anthemions and acanthus, and with applied naval trophies of an anchor, trident, coral and shells.

The myth of Hercules and Achelous relates that the pair fought over the hand of Dejanira, daughter of the King of Calydon. Achelous, the most powerful river god of the region, was able to transform himself into a snake or a bull, but with his superhuman strength Hercules bested him and broke off one of the bull's horns, which was then used by Flora to create the first cornucopia. His victory ensured he was able to marry Dejanira.

Plinth struck with fineness mark (.950) and guarantee mark (Paris, 1819-38); base stamped, J. BTE. CDE. ODIOT.