A monumental French cast-iron vase, by J.J. Ducel and Sons 19th century

Estimate

9,000 - 12,000 EUR

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Description

109cm. high, 120cm. wide

cast with swags of oak leaf, centered by female portrait roundels, flanked by maeander-shaped handles, stamped J.J. Ducel & Fils, Paris

Literature

Related Literature:
The model of this vase is in the Societé Anonyme des Hauts Fourneaux & Fonderies du Val D'Osne catalogue, circa 1900, plate 492, no. 194.

Catalogue Note

The firm of J.J. Ducel was started in 1810 at Poce in the Pas-de-Calais. It grew out to one of the leading manufacturers specializing in architectural fittings as well as urns and statues. Following the death of Monsieur Ducel in 1878, the Val d'Osne foundry purchased the firm's patterns.

Fueled by the rapid development of the Industrial Revolution, the beginning of the 19th century saw increased mass-production of cast-iron ornamentation in both European and American foundries.
The output of cast iron in France at this time was enormous, offering a huge range of architectural and decorative pieces which could be selected from lavishly illustrated catalogues.