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Title: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: ANTIQUERAIDERS on January 20, 2013, 05:24:17 PM: So this is a bronze by Paul Dubois 1880... it has the signature on the bronze... in addition its on a marble stand.... I am not sure if its the original thing....
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: ANTIQUERAIDERS on January 20, 2013, 05:28:11 PM: some more images
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: Ipcress on January 20, 2013, 05:42:29 PM: It maybe a homage to Dubois but it's not his. Quality of the casting is poor. Sometimes referred to in the art world as ' after ' Paul Dubois, which means it's a reproduction.

The signature mark is also different.

Not worth the $300 in my opinion but if you like it...
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: mart on January 20, 2013, 06:07:03 PM: http://www.frbronze.com/products/Classical/341%20The%20Promise.htm
The thing about a bronze is they make more than one and by several foundries !!
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: KC on January 20, 2013, 06:16:45 PM: Reproduction piece. At most high end stores they would sell for $250 - $350.

Nice piece - always buy what YOU like - even if you intend to resale!
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: mart on January 20, 2013, 06:21:01 PM: One thing to watch for on a bronze supposedly made in 19th century is that copyright symbol !! It didn`t come into common use till after 1909 and many art pieces were later than that !!
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: ghopper1924 on January 20, 2013, 07:00:17 PM: The styling on the figures looks more like 1960 than 1880. Definitely a case of "after."

I would say it's worth $100, maybe a bit more.
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: bigwull on January 20, 2013, 10:09:02 PM: May be Helter Spelter.....and replace the S with a K...and you,ve got......and the price of scrap is rising all the time.....
Title: Re: Bought this Bronze for 300.00 bucks, please tell me I bought it well?
Post by: ghopper1924 on January 21, 2013, 08:09:58 AM: You might say it's "coming down fast..."

But it's miles above you.