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AN ELIZABETH II SILVER SCULPTURE OF A STALLION
Lot 106

AN ELIZABETH II SILVER SCULPTURE OF A STALLION

MARK OF ASSAY OFFICE, LONDON, 1979, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MENE

Closed22 November 2022

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AN ELIZABETH II SILVER SCULPTURE OF A STALLION
MARK OF ASSAY OFFICE, LONDON, 1979, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MENE
Entitled 'Cheval Libre', a naturalistically modelled prancing Arab stallion with turned head, marked on hind leg hoof
11 3/4 in. (30 cm.) long
99 oz. 12 dwt. (3,099 gr.)

Specialist note

Listed as number 39 in his catalogue, Cheval libre is the stallion half of one of Mêne's most celebrated works, known as l'Accolade, but exhibited in wax at the 1852 Salon under the title Tachiani et Nedjébé, chevaux arabes (no. 1479; J. Horswell, Les Animaliers, 1971, p. 164).