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Lot Essay
Similar designs for these chairs and those in the following lot are illustrated in the 1858 Barbezat & Cie Fonderies du Val d'Osne, under 'Bancs de jardin', plate 251.
The Sociéité Anonyme du Val d'Osne produced a wealth of high quality cast iron garden furniture 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.
The Sociéité Anonyme du Val d'Osne produced a wealth of high quality cast iron garden furniture 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.