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<p>[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 2502792, member: 4438"]Good afternoon, all. We’ve had this Lady Justice statue in the family for several decades (I think it was a gift, but the exact origin is a mystery). It is bronze on a marble base, super-heavy, and over a foot tall. It’s signed Boston Bronze Palermo. I’ve seen a couple of others online (a listing for another one says it’s 12 pounds), but they are missing the scales (there’s a little hook that fits in the hole of the hand), and provide no information about the maker or the age. The detail is really good, particularly the sword. Aesthetically, it’s a very pretty and well-done interpretation of Lady Justice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can’t find anything online about the maker. Was there a Boston Bronze foundry in Boston, and if so, when? Is Palermo the name of the designer?</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that it’s 19th century, but the model has a fairly modern figure (very hourglass with a tightly hugging dress, with toned arms), and longer hair (e.g. the “flapper” style of the 1920s was bobbed hair with drop-waisted dresses, not something this curvy). Many other Lady Justice figures have the model wear something akin to battle armor. This one is wearing a gown that looks similar to the toga worn by the Columbia Pictures logo model (who of course has short hair). She’s wearing sandals. So, maybe the dress and style of the lady figurine itself is a clue to the age.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’d appreciate any information about its maker and age. Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]267548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267550[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267552[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 2502792, member: 4438"]Good afternoon, all. We’ve had this Lady Justice statue in the family for several decades (I think it was a gift, but the exact origin is a mystery). It is bronze on a marble base, super-heavy, and over a foot tall. It’s signed Boston Bronze Palermo. I’ve seen a couple of others online (a listing for another one says it’s 12 pounds), but they are missing the scales (there’s a little hook that fits in the hole of the hand), and provide no information about the maker or the age. The detail is really good, particularly the sword. Aesthetically, it’s a very pretty and well-done interpretation of Lady Justice. I can’t find anything online about the maker. Was there a Boston Bronze foundry in Boston, and if so, when? Is Palermo the name of the designer? My guess is that it’s 19th century, but the model has a fairly modern figure (very hourglass with a tightly hugging dress, with toned arms), and longer hair (e.g. the “flapper” style of the 1920s was bobbed hair with drop-waisted dresses, not something this curvy). Many other Lady Justice figures have the model wear something akin to battle armor. This one is wearing a gown that looks similar to the toga worn by the Columbia Pictures logo model (who of course has short hair). She’s wearing sandals. So, maybe the dress and style of the lady figurine itself is a clue to the age. I’d appreciate any information about its maker and age. Thank you! [ATTACH=full]267548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267550[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267552[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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