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St. Joan of Arc Cast Iron Statue

11y ago·Sculpture & Figurines
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I would like to get an appraisal/valuation for a statue of St. Joan of Arc.

I can provide the following details: the statue is of cast iron, tall about 5' and weighs between 550-600 lbs. Currently it is in private possesion in USA. I cannot provide any details on the provenance of this particular piece.

According to my personal research the statue was produced in the Foundry of Val d'Onse, France around 1890-1900. A catalogue published by the company shows it as one of the three models of St. Joan of Arc offered by the foundry, the other two being authored by Mathurin Moreau and Le Nordez and N. Gregorio. The statue in question is a modification of the original statue, made of marble and exhibited at the museum of Versailles. The author of the original is Princess Marie d'Orleans.

I have been able to identify two more exact copies of that model situated on public display in two relatively small/provincial French towns. I have not been able to find out if any more models have been produced by the foundry so therefore there are only three so far. Most of the casts and models of the foundry were either destroyed or recycled after the W W ii, so  that would make anything made by Vald'Onse Foundry quite unique.

 

 

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