Lot 318
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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF TWO ST.BERNARD DOGS IN THE SNOW
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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF TWO ST.BERNARD DOGS IN THE SNOW

AFTER CHARLES VALTON (1851-1918), CIRCA 1880

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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF TWO ST.BERNARD DOGS IN THE SNOW
AFTER CHARLES VALTON (1851-1918), CIRCA 1880
The naturalistic ground with abandoned bag behind the rearing dog, inscribed C.H. VALTON and to the front Beaux Arts
11.in. (28cm.) high; 10½in. (26.7cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

Valton studied under both Barye and Fremiet, and was a successful exhibitor at the Salon between 1868 to 1914, winning several medals. This St. Bernard dog group, was also conceived as a single subject and exhibited at the Salon in 1881. See Christopher Payne, Animals in Bronze, Woodbridge 1988, page 237, fig. D101.

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