Statuette Of Joan Of Arc In Spelter Imitating Bronze

Statuette of Joan of Arc in copper-plated spelter imitating bronze, on a round base painted in faux veined red marble.
Joan of Arc is depicted in armor, her eyes raised victoriously towards the Sky that she credited with the victory of France, standing on a base on which her gauntlets rest, her left arm raised holding a lance with flag, her right arm lowered holding a sword, illustrating the moment of the liberation of Orleans in 1429
Signed on the base: Ruchot
The statuette has retained its nuanced bronze patina and gilded highlights.
Period late 19th - early 20th century.
Dimensions:
Maximum height: 58 cm.
Height of Joan of Arc: 39 cm. - Height of the wooden base: 5.50 cm.
Ø of the base: 16.80 cm.
Good condition.

Charles Ruchot (1871 – 1954)
Active between 1890 and 1925. He produced a number of decorative or utilitarian pieces in bronze or spelter (statuettes, lamps, clocks and advertising objects).