| Statue of Liberty, American Committee Model 12" tall Repaired Arm Fantastic Item |
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Up for your consideration is an ultra Rare and desirable Statue of Liberty 12" statue, the American Committee Model. These were sold to help raise funds for the construction of the Statue of Liberty. Total height is 12" tall. The Nickle silver plated base is 3" x 3", Base height is 4 3/4". The bronzed colored Statue is 7 1/2" tall. The only real flaw on the piece is the fact that the arm has been repaired. Whoever repaired it, put it on with an arc and it should be straight. It can certainly be removed and repaired again to bring it to its natural state. Clearly marked on the figure base " American Committee Model" Base markings clearly reads the word Patented and the date 18 February 1879. Fatastic rare item. Shipping is FREE in the USA or $45 anywhere else in the world More information is below. Items are usually shipped within 24 hours of payment. The last two that I could find sold at a live auction for just under $2000 each, including the buyers premium. Please email for a quote if you need it shipped internationally. Please email with any questions and check out our Ebay Store.
- Spelter cast with bronze finish and silvered socket
- USA, around 1885
- Architectural souvenir after a model by Max Baudelot
- Underneath inscribed with ‘American Committee Model’
- Underneath inscribed with ‘Patented, Nov 5 ‚78 / Feb.y. 18.79.’
- At the plate of the statue with ‘4th of July 1776’
- Socket can be also used as a candle holder
- Rare, tall version (12 inch)
- Overall dimensions with base: 30 cm
- Good condition
- Overall dimension, with socket: 30 cm
- The ‘American Committee’ launched the sale of models of the statues of liberty in 1885 to fund the building of the socket of the original; this is a rare 12 inch example of one of the few ‘fundraising’ statues
Detailed description This miniature statue of liberty was created in 1885 after the commission of the American Committee in New York. An unknown number of copies of ... Statue of Liberty souvenir, New York, New York, 1885
 - Description
- This is one of the first models of Liberty cast in the United States. Often described as the American Committee Model, this statuette was produced in the tens of thousands. It was sold to subscribers to finance the construction of a pedestal for the full-size statue in New York Harbor.
- Based upon the design of the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, with Bartholdi’s full cooperation, the miniature statues were produced in six- and twelve-inch sizes. A national newspaper campaign advertised statuettes at one dollar for the six-inch model seen here or five dollars for a twelve-inch version. Richard Butler, a New York–based rubber manufacturer, chaired the American Committee of the Statue of Liberty and oversaw the models’ production.
- The campaign disseminated likenesses of Liberty throughout the United States and the world, turning the figure into a household souvenir while raising more than enough money for the construction of the monumental stone pedestal. The finished monument, Liberty Enlightening the World, was dedicated October 28, 1886.
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