TWO FRENCH GILT AND RED-PATINATED BRONZE GROUPS OF BIRDS OF PREY ATTACKING MOUNTAIN GOATS

TWO FRENCH GILT AND RED-PATINATED BRONZE GROUPS OF BIRDS OF PREY ATTACKING MOUNTAIN GOATS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, CAST FROM THE MODEL BY CHRISTOPHE FRATIN (1801-1864)
One depicting two eagles attacking a ram, the other a condor and vulture attacking a mountain goat, each on a rocky outcrop with cast signature 'FRATIN', repatinated
17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, and slightly smaller