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A FRENCH BRONZE OF A GRIFFON
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A FRENCH BRONZE OF A GRIFFON

AFTER PIERRE JULES MENE, MID 19TH CENTURY

Fermé15 April 2008

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GBP 625

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A FRENCH BRONZE OF A GRIFFON
AFTER PIERRE JULES MENE, MID 19TH CENTURY
Seated, signed to the base P J MENE
7in. (17cm.) high

Note du spécialiste

The Griffon breed is a rough wiry coated hunting dog, created in Belgium in the 19th century. These were favoured by Hansom cab drivers as intelligent guard dogs and for hunting out vermin in the stables. See Christopher Payne, Animals in Bronze, Antique Collectors' Club, published 1988, page 226, D71.