Lot 222
222
A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A LION ATTACKING A PYTHON, cast from a model by Christophe Fratin,the lion on his hind legs, his forelegs struggling with the serpent, on naturalistic ground, stamped FRATIN, on black marble socle, mid 19th Century

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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A LION ATTACKING A PYTHON, cast from a model by Christophe Fratin,the lion on his hind legs, his forelegs struggling with the serpent, on naturalistic ground, stamped FRATIN, on black marble socle, mid 19th Century
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J.J.A. Bougon, Le Sculpteur Animalier Christophe Fratin, Le Raincy, 1983, p. 25
C. Payne, Animals in Bronze, Antique Collectors' Club, 1986, p. 152, no. C80

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