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Lu martchand d'ploquètes

The Ploquettes Merchant

Louis-Pierre Wagelmans
1999

Description

Large statue of a wool merchant with his ploquettes (cylinders wrapped with samples of wool).

Inscription(s)

LU MARTCHAND D'PLOQUETTES

Sculpteur

L.P. WAGELMANS

Sculptor

Louis-Pierre Wagelmans (1930), Belgian sculptor from Verviers.

Sources & Information

vzw Statua, Standbeelden.be (site doesn't exist anymore).
Fédération Francophone Belge de Marches populaires, Verviers, ville touristique, Historique des Monuments.
Le Soir, 21 April 1999, Verviers: Inauguration d'«Lu Martchand d'Ploquètes» Au carrefour du passé et de l'avenir.

Locatie (N 50°35'39" - E 5°51'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: belg048; Photograph: 11 April 2017
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