Posted 7 years ago
clmason456
(7 items)
I am looking for some help to find information on this brass statue that has been in our family for many generations. I can not find any markings on it. It does have a hole in the back of the woman's head and the base under the man. I would just be interested to see if there is any history to something like this. Thank you, in advance.
I really need to change the date on my camera (or get it off completely).
Thank you, ttomtucker.
Would have to see the bottom, is it hollow under the marble, or filled in ??
Hi Phil,
The piece is mounted to a wood base, stands about 18 inches tall. I unscrewed the base (have not seen screws like that before) and taken a picture of the bottom. I don't feel that the piece is filled in, but, like I said, it is heavy so some of it might be?!? There are two holes in it. They can be seen in the back photo - one on the girl's head, one on the "stone" the boy is sitting on.
The marble is part of the table it is sitting on...another piece I love so much.
From the photos of the base and the holes, it looks like bronzed Spelter (white metal) that was widely used in the late 1800's/ early 1900's. If it was a bronze casting, there certainly would have been the factory's name inscribed somewhere on the base and maybe also the sculptor/artist's name. Nice nevertheless! RER
Thank you, Loumanal. At least you gave me something to research and I believe you are right about it being Spelter. I had never heard of that before. Thank you.