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Lot 246
A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A PICADOR
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE (1810-1871)
Closed22 November 2011
Price Realised
GBP 15,000
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Specialist note
Number 3 in Mêne's catalogue and entitled 'Picador á Cheval', the present model first appeared in wax at the 1876 Salon and in bronze the following year. The picador is shown nobly parading around the bull-ring with a lady's fan and flowers thrown at the feet of his mount.