XX. Seven Souvenir Vendome Columns and Luxor Obelisks

XX. Seven Souvenir Vendome Columns and Luxor Obelisks

i. Vendome Column 9-1/4” h. thermometer, c 1870’s, patinated bronze, Belgian black marble ii. Vendome Column, 11”h. double inkwell, c 1870’s patinated bronze, Belgian black marble, cut glass inkpots iii. Vendome Column, 13”h. thermometer, gilded bronze, Belgian black marble,(missing glass) iv. Vendome Column, - 14” h., thermometer, patinated bronze, Belgian black marble (missing glass)

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v. Luxor Obelisk, 11”h, c 1870, gilded bronze, Belgian black marble vi. Luxor Obelisk, thermometer, 8-3/4”h., c 1870’s, patinated bronze, marble vii.Luxor Obelisk, 9-1/2 h.” thermometer, brass, Belgian black marble See Pricing.

For the tourist on a budget in the mid to late 19th c., Freres LeBlanc and other Parisian foundries turned out more modest souvenirs, including those offered here. Often, these possessed some ostensible utility. Reductions were made as thermometers, and even as inkstands. The fanciest objects pictured are in gilded bronze

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