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Antique RARE Hip Moreau French Bronze Sculpture Lamp Collection Francias XCLNT
Here we have a very rare, beautiful piece of art. This is a French Bronze casting from famous artist Hippolyte F. Moreau’s casts that were created in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. Foundry owner J.B. Hirsh collected the original casts, reassembled them and began casting pieces. This statue is stamped on the back of the ladies skirt with a round Fleur-de-lis logo that reads "Collection Francaise". There is no "Made in the USA" on this stamp, this leads me to believe this may be a very rare casting that was made at a different time that all the other pieces you will see out there. I can not find another piece that is stamped this way. The back of the piece shows the signature "Hip Moreau" cast into the base. This statue is a lamp base and is made of Spelter or French Bronze. The people have been painted white to appear as ivorite just as the original artist would have done. There are a few chips in the paint from years of life. See the photos below. The lamp is electric and works. The shade is an off white silky pleated fabric. There are 2 spots on the shade that look like rust and 1 spot on the bottom edge that looks like dirt. This was purchased from a private collector at an estate auction and is in excellent condition for its age. I do not know the exact date it was made. The measurements are: Lamp: 41 1/8 inches tall, 11 7/8 inches side to side and 11 ½ inches front to back. It weighs 24 pounds. Shade: 20 inches tall, 17 3/16 inches side to side and 17 inches front to back. It weighs 3 pounds. Over all: 46 1/16 inches tall, 17 3/16 inches side to side and 17 inches front to back. It weighs a total of 27 pounds.
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