Featured Joan of Ark? metal figure

....another cool buy from the boot

unsure of metal, would think someish age

under the felt bottom is filled with wax?

hole for missing sword (sword guess)

pretty damn cool though

any thoughts appreciated

 

Sweet.

Debora

 

Yes, a sword.
It is a copy of the statue of Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc in the house where she was born in Domrémy:


https://www.lalsace.fr/actualite/2015/07/08/en-images-hcad

Closeup, I could only find one on Alamy:


(One of my christening names is Jeanne, after her. I blame the French connection in my family.)

 

Awesome, thanks Aj, marvelous

i know very little of her to be honest (apart from what i asked alexa) but threads seem to have a great way of filling in info without searching for it

 

don't get the impression bronze with her (even though there are browning areas)

 

would the wax have been added just for weight ?

 

I don't either. She does look like metal.

Probably, for stability.

 

think i can see white metal tinges on the photos(arms), so guessing probably spelter or such

 

I just read that the original statue is by Marie d'Orléans (1813-1839, died so young).

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Marie_of_Orléans_(1813–1839)

 

wow, for 25 as well, god knows what she would have gone on to achieve, sounds like she really had it in her as well to produce work like that so young

 

She was very good already, so she could have become one of the best. Poor girl.

 

It's fitting that she did the Joan statue, darnitt. They both died awfully young.