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A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'CHASSEUR AFRICAIN'
Lot 138

A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'CHASSEUR AFRICAIN'

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE (1810-1879)

Closed3 June 2008

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GBP 1,375

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A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'CHASSEUR AFRICAIN'
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE (1810-1879)
The naturalistically cast base inscribed 'P.J.MÊNE'
19in. (48.2cm.) high; 14in. (35.5cm.) wide

Specialist note

The original of this model was exhibited at the 1878 Salon in wax and then again in bronze in 1879. Listed as No. 8 in Mêne's catalogue the model was offered in two sizes, the present cast being an example of the smaller version.