A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A HORSE, cast from a model by Thomas Gechter, its head turned slightly to its left and wearing a saddle and cloth, on a rectangular base signed T.GECHTER, the underside stamped with the initials F.A, mid-19th Century

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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A HORSE, cast from a model by Thomas Gechter, its head turned slightly to its left and wearing a saddle and cloth, on a rectangular base signed T.GECHTER, the underside stamped with the initials F.A, mid-19th Century

6in. (15.1cm.) wide; 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high; 1¾in. (4.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Simple yet charming, Gechter's study of a horse, with its elaborate saddle typical of the North African horseman, is a comparatively early example of Arab influence in French sculpture.

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