Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879): A rare patinated bronze model of 'Chasse au Renard (...
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Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879): A rare patinated bronze model of 'Chasse au Renard (Renard Pris Per Deux Chiens)
possibly a lifetime cast, numbered '173' and '8?'
Cast as two hounds and a fox by a rustic tree stump on naturalistic oval base, signed P. J. MÉNE 1849, 28cm high
Footnotes:
See Poletti, A & Richarme, A, Pierre Jules Mene Catalogue Raisonne, Pub. Univers du Bronze, 2007, p.52, CHA 4.
The model for the offered lot was first exhibited by Mene at the Salon in 1849. Cited as being one of the rarer models in his series of hunting themed models it had a very limited edition run with the oldest cast examples dating from the year it was first shown.
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Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879): A rare patinated bronze model of 'Chasse au Renard (...
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