A pair of French rouge-patinated cast-iron garden urns

CAST BY VAL D'OSNE, CIRCA 1890

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A pair of French rouge-patinated cast-iron garden urns
Cast by Val d'Osne, Circa 1890
Each with everted rim and scrolling foliate handles, the bases inscribed FONDERIES DU VAL D'OSNE/58 BD VOLTAIRE PARIS in raised lettering, and applied with a plaquette inscribed FONDERIES D'ART DU VAL D'OSNE/PARIS/A.MOTTEAU - REPRESENTANT/1273 GARAY. BUENOS AIRES
25¾ in. (65.5 cm.) high; 33 in. (83.8 cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

The Sociéité Anonyme du Val d'Osne produced a wealth of high quality cast-iron garden furniture and fittings from the mid- to late 19th century. The company changed ownership twice in the late 1860s, beginning as Barbezat and settling as the Société Anonyme du Val d'Osne in 1870.

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