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Business Letterhead Analysis: The “C. VALSUANI” Mark Explained

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A 1929 business letterhead from the Valsuani foundry provides direct evidence connecting the foundry’s commercial identity to its stamps on bronzes.

Letterhead Text

The letterhead reads: “Mon C. VALSUANI / FONTE, CIRE PERDUE / 74 RUE DES PLANTES, 74 / PARIS (XIVe) / Tél. VALSUANI 28.46 / FONDEE EN 1908″

Authentication Significance

  • “C. VALSUANI”: The business name matches the most common stamp found on authentic Valsuani bronzes. The “C.” corresponds to Claude, as confirmed by civil records.
  • “CIRE PERDUE”: Lost-wax casting, the technique also referenced in the longer stamp variant “CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI.”
  • “FONDEE EN 1908”: The founding date, consistent with Claude’s documented biography: he left Hébrard’s studio at the end of 1907 and opened his own foundry in 1908, the year the first “C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE” stamps appear.
  • 74 Rue des Plantes: The Paris address that can be cross-referenced in city directories of the period.

This document demonstrates that the foundry’s own commercial correspondence used the same “C. VALSUANI” formulation found on authentic bronzes, confirming the stamps as genuine marks of origin.

Historical document related to Valsuani foundry attribution research