Garden Bench: A pair of rare Val d~Osne foundry cast iron seatscirca 1870 150cm.; 59ins longA similar but not identical seat is illustrated in the late 19th century Val d~Osne catalogue. Founded by J.P.Andre in 1835 and based at the Val d~Osne^ in the Haute-Marne^ the company took over rival firms such as Barbezat and Ducel becoming the largest and most prolific foundry of decorative and sculptural cast iron in France. The company exhibited at the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862 as well as the Chicago Great Exhibition of 1893. Unlike the English Coalbrookdale Foundry which specialized in decorative cast iron seats^ very few seat patterns were produced by the French foundry^ even though their extensive catalogue ran to three volumes (see engraving).
Garden Bench: A pair of rare Val d~Osne foundry cast iron seatscirca 1870 150cm.; 59ins longA similar but not identical seat is illustrated in the late 19th century Val d~Osne catalogue. Founded by J.P.Andre in 1835 and based at the Val d~Osne^ in the Haute-Marne^ the company took over rival firms such as Barbezat and Ducel becoming the largest and most prolific foundry of decorative and sculptural cast iron in France. The company exhibited at the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862 as well as the Chicago Great Exhibition of 1893. Unlike the English Coalbrookdale Foundry which specialized in decorative cast iron seats^ very few seat patterns were produced by the French foundry^ even though their extensive catalogue ran to three volumes (see engraving).
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