VAL D'OSNE FOUNDRY

Details

A French cast iron seat, second half 19th century
Val D'Osne Foundry
In the Gothic revival taste, the back rest and side panels pierced with tracery, crockets and quaterfoils above a conforming apron, the seat panel pierced with hexagons, on square section bracketed legs, united by stretchers
57in. (145cm.) wide

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The design for this bench is illustrated in the 1858 Barbezat & Cie Fonderies du Val D'Osne catalogue, under 'Bancs de Jardin', plate 251. The industry of producing cast iron garden ornament and furniture was at its height in France during this period, with numerous Parisian fonderies producing a wealth of garden furniture in this ideal medium. The Société Anonyme du Val d'Osne was no exception, indeed being responsible for producing some of the finest quality workmanship in the field. The Company changed ownership twice in the late 1860's, from the well-renowned firm of Barbezat, to the Société Anonyme du Val d'Osne in 1870.

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