Lot 107
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A FRENCH BRONZE OF A GREYHOUND OR LÉVRIER ESPAGNOL
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A FRENCH BRONZE OF A GREYHOUND OR LÉVRIER ESPAGNOL

AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE (1810-1879), LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BRONZE OF A GREYHOUND OR LÉVRIER ESPAGNOL
AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE (1810-1879), LATE 19TH CENTURY
The base inscribed P.J. MÊNE, mounted on a rouge griotte marble base
3in. (7.6cm.) high
Together with a French bronze model of a stag, after Mêne, late 19th century -- 3 1/8in. (8cm.) high; an Austrian bronze group of a stag and a doe, after Rudolf Winder, circa 1800 -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; and a French bronze model of a Heron, after Charles Parmentier, early 20th century and a heron, after Moignez (5)
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Please note there are 5 items in this lot, not 4 as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

The earlier and larger version of this racing greyhound (8¾in. high) was entitled 'Un Lévrier Espagnol, Grand Espèce. The model was first exhibited at the Salon of 1845. See Jane Horswell, Bronze sculpture of "Les Animaliers", Antique Collectors' Club 1971, page 131.

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