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A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'L'ACCOLADE'
Lot 169

A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'L'ACCOLADE'

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE

Closed5 July 2011

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GBP 2,500

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A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'L'ACCOLADE'
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE
The naturalistic base with cast inscription 'P J MÊNE'
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high; 13¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide

Specialist note

Entitled Tachiani et Nedjébé, chevaux arabes, the present model, now known as L'Accolade, was first exhibited in wax at the Salon of 1852 (no. 1479).