Old statue of a distinguished gentleman mounted on a wooden console, cast iron, newly put in stove polish, France, around 1880
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This is a little figurine but at the same time it was also part of a 3D-catalogue 'avant la lettre'. We think we are very innovative, with our 3D-printers. But this family that cast this little figurine, more than 100 years ago, understood the value of 3D samples long before us.
Because this gentleman was part of the 3D-catalogue of a foundry. There were numerous of these kind of figurines, all different. And then the customer could choose which figurine he wanted to front his hearth-irons.
Unfortunately the foundry closed and all the figurines are being sold. And that is where I picked up this one. If you look at the back, you can see that there is room for an 'attachment' on the back. Those were the irons that were put in the fire to hold the logs.
He has been put in stove polish again and mounted on a wooden block.He will serve you well as bookend, a presse papier or just a nice trinket in your bookcase.
And if you squeeze your eyes a bit shut and look through your lashes, than you could think that this gentleman is Mr. Michiel de Ruijter, the Dutch naval hero. ( Mmmmmm, he might have won a couple of naval battles from the Brits, sorry about that)
Dimensions:
Total height, including wooden block, 22 cm, width 12 cm.
Console: height 4 cm, length 12 cm, width 12 cm.
Lady: height 17 cm, width 12 cm, length 9 cm.
