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Bronze Wall Sculpture German St Barbara 1890s Lge browse these categories for related items... Directory: Fine Art:Sculpture:Bronze: Pre 1920: Item # 553610
El Alcazar 103 Calle San Jose San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.787-723-1229 Fax.787-725-0248 Guest Book 5900.00 |
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| One striking large late 19th century German bronze of of Saint Barbara--designed to be suspended on a wall--22 inches wide and 65 inches tall--weighs well over 125 pounds--beautifully formed lost wax casting,with verdergris patina--strong art nouveau influence--sculpture is German or could be French--piece titled St Barbara and unsigned--there is a dedication in German in the casting to a German named Meyer honoring his 40 years of service in a stone quarry--script and style of German appears 19thc--quarry apparently was in French town--perhaps piece is Alsatian-St Barbara is popular Saint nearly everywhere and is the patron saint of artillery men---Cubans worship the saint almost as a god--great,sensitive extraordinary sculpture-no condition problems | |||||||||||||
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