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(left) Detail of July Column capital, and Le Genie de la Liberte
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July Column, Paris
1870’s; LeBlanc Freres, Paris; patinated bronze; 25-1/2” high In the second half of the 19th century, before completion of the Eiffel Tower in 1889, Parisian souvenir monuments were generally limited to the Arc de Triomphe, Colonne d’Austerlitz, Obelisqe du Luxor, and this, the Colonne de Juillet. All, it appears, were cast, at Grand Tour Miniatures one time or another, by the LeBlanc Freres foundry. Case Plan