Live Auction 8608Christie's Interiors
A FRENCH WHITE-PAINTED CAST-IRON GARDEN SEAT
Lot 331

A FRENCH WHITE-PAINTED CAST-IRON GARDEN SEAT

LATE 19TH CENTURY, VALN D'OSNE FOUNDRY

Closed9 April 2013

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GBP 3,250

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A FRENCH WHITE-PAINTED CAST-IRON GARDEN SEAT
LATE 19TH CENTURY, VALN D'OSNE FOUNDRY
Pierced with Gothic quatrefoil tracery, re-painted
35½ in. (90 cm.) high; 58 in. (147 cm.) wide; 18¼ in. (46.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

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.