I just returned from an over hour trip with my wife's Christmas gift as she was tired of having the Virgin Mary topple over in the wind and breaking. The Virgin Mary and Cove that I purchased from Paolini's Cast Stone definitely won't be blowing over in the wind. It's very well constructed and has a beautiful alabaster quality to it. I was told by superior staffer Kathy that no one seems to want just a concrete looking statue of Mary; they want the white or painted ones.
Paolini's was recommended to me by a coworker but she didn't know the name of the facility except it being on Route 611. A quick check on Yelp found Paolini's and it was the only one on 611, but had other 5-star reviews. I took time off of work and made the trek along the long and winding river roads to get to a rather plain but large facility.
Paolini's has been here in Easton for decades, and they have their own foundry to make just about everything in the yard. I was told the City just made a purchase of a couple dozen huge planters. Kathy also mentioned the yard was actually quite empty because in the days of COVID-19, they got wiped out with everyone being home doing gardening work and therefore buying statues. They'll replenish the statues in the coming months to prepare for next Spring. I wish I asked for a tour of the foundry.
They had a lot of animals, Bigfoot, military, political, gnomes, bird baths, fountains, and so many other possibilities that you may want to put in your yard. They also can do commissions. The yard today was slush filled and my sneakers were not happy. But I'll give a shout out to the staffer who drove the loader to pick up the statues from the yard as he expertly maneuvered around the other statues not hitting any of them. If there were a loader rodeo I think he'd win.
When they retrieved the statues, they loaded them in my car safely wrapped in burlap sacks.
Prices I thought were reasonable. My 34" Virgin Mary and Cove to fit it in were each $180. Soon enough I'll post a picture once it's in its place.
Paolini's is not a store I'd be coming to often, but if I ever have another need for concrete statues, I'm definitely coming back here. Customer service was excellent. read more