AFTER P.J.MENE, CIRCA 1890

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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP 'CHASSE A LA PERDRIX'
AFTER P.J.MENE, CIRCA 1890
Inscribed P.J.MENE, on a black marble base
18½in. (47cm.) wide overall

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Lot Essay

The original wax group of this subject by Mene was exhibited at the Salon of 1848 and by 1850 in bronze. The dogs are Sylphie the setter and Tac the pointer.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Christopher Paine 'Animals in Bronze' Woodbridge, 1986, page 206.

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