J.J.DUCEL AND FILS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A French cast iron figural garden fountain
J.J.Ducel and Fils, third quarter 19th century
Cast as a nymph holding a shell to her shoulder, inscribed JJ DUCEL & FILS to the base, on a green painted cast iron plinth and basin base
93½in. (237.5cm.) high overall

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Lot Essay

J.J. Ducel was already retailing cast-iron ornaments in 1810 at Poci, Pas-de-Calais. The factory was sold in 1878 to the Fonderie de la Haute-Marne. All their models were subsequently bought by the Val d'Osne foundry.

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