Description:
A Very Fine French 19th Century Cast-Iron and Polychrome Decorated Figure of a Moorish Juggler by Mathurin Moreau, Probably Cast by Val D'Osne Foundry, Paris. Circa: 1880.
Height: 54 1/2 inches (138.5 cm)
Ref: 1285
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This sculpture is based on engravings of Statues by Mathurin Moreau, one of the most celebrated sculptors of the 19th century. During the later part the century, Moreau's sculptures were heavily reproduced by the Val d'Osne foundry, established in 1835 by André, and renamed Houille et Cie. in 1867 when taken over by Barbezat. It was later known as the Société Anonyme des Hautes Fourneaux & Fonderies du Val d'Osne and had a shop in Paris at Boulevard Voltaire.
