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A French parcel-gilt bronze group, entitled 'Valet de Chasse Louis XV et sa harde'

CAST FROM A MODEL BY PIERRE-JULES MÊNE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A French parcel-gilt bronze group, entitled 'Valet de Chasse Louis XV et sa harde'
Cast from a model by Pierre-Jules Mêne, last quarter 19th century
The oval naturalistic base signed and dated P. J. MENE 1869
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 31 in. (79 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Hunting groups by Pierre-Jules Mêne (d. 1871) are consistently the best among the genre. The wax model for this popular work was exhibited at the Salon in 1869. The following year, the group was edited in bronze in three variations - without dogs, with three dogs and, as here, with five hounds.

Another cast of this model was sold in these rooms, 25 February 1999, lot 80 (£18,400).

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