My parents received a statue titled “L’Harmonie Par H Moreau” as a wedding gift in 1972. Growing up, I always loved the statue and now that my parents are deceased, I have it in my home. I tried doing an Internet search to find information on this statue and after looking at hundreds of images from the Moreau brothers, I was only able to find a picture of this statue once, under the title “Harmonie”. The website that had the picture wants my credit card to tell me how much they sold it for. I really don’t want to do that so I am wondering if anyone has information about this statue. It does have the label that it was made in France and being that my great grandparents were the ones that gave it, it’s not surprising because they were from Europe. ANY information would be appreciated. Thank you!
I found two on ebay/tv but,,the two listed as made by Auguste Moreau titled L`Harmonie is not the one you have !! Here are the numbers so you can see #172172545797 and the second is #172172364802 !! Both these are signed on the statue Auguste Moreau !! I am going to do more checking tomorrow !! Its possible that L`Harmonie was a series of statues with musical instruments rather than just one !!
Give me a couple of days and I will see if I can find it !! By the time this statue was made the brothers had turned the business in to a commercial enterprise rather thatn making limited numbers of each. !! Could be this one was not as popular as others so fewer made or it was very popular and no one wants to sell it !! Not trying to talk in circles but give me a few days to check on it !!
Thanks for looking at it. My husband took the base off becuase it was just screwed on with an old bolt and square washer. The statue is hollow on the inside but is still quite heavy. I have seen that spelter coated statues can still have value but I just dont know where to go to have it appraised. I also find it weird that I can’t find information online. I am not interested in selling, just curious of the value for insurance purposes.
It looks silvery when the coating is scratched through !! Would be hard to check on your statue because the statue is on a base which may not be the same metal !! What I did see on yours is the close up that shows the toes !! If you notice the discoloration between the toes and looks like the top coat has chipped off !! Bronze does not do that !! Bronze will darken in some areas and look like a rich mahogany in other places depending on the mixture used !! I am betting yours is spelter with a bronze coating. Does not mean it has no value just not what the same statue in bronze would be worth !!