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Auguste Moreau (French 1834-1917) - Protection - antique French sculpture - From the last quarter of the 19th century, made of spelter, painted with a cold paint that simulates a brown patina on bronze, Signed by the artist, foundry stamp: Fabrication Francaise, Paris, There is also a plaque on the front of the statue with the name of the work, (flaw to the upper edge of the gooses beak - photographed in close-up), Total height: 48 cm. Base dimensions: 17x17 cm, (* Fabrication Francaise, Paris was a company (foundry) that produced sculptures after the artist had made them in bronze. These reproductions were cast in an alloy called splatter (see a separate entry in Agosipedia), sometimes with additional parts in bronze and brass. Most of the times the splatter sculptures were painted with cold painting which gave them the appearance of a patina on bronze. This foundry sometime between the years: 1892 and 1915)