Live Auction 8250Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit
A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A BULL, 'TAREAU NORMAND'
Lot 174

A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A BULL, 'TAREAU NORMAND'

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE JULES MÊNE (1810-1875)

Closed29 January 2013

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GBP 3,250

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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A BULL, 'TAREAU NORMAND'
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE JULES MÊNE (1810-1875)
On an oval base with cast signature 'P.J. MÊNE'
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 14¼ in. (36 cm.) long

Specialist note

Mêne exhibited the model in the Salon of 145 and is No. 137 in his catalogue. Jane Horswell describes the model as 'Rare'. See 'Les Animaliers' 1971, p.121.