Bronze animal sculpture of a Greyhound and King Charles Spaniel with a fan by Pierre-Jules Mène, 19th century
Superb bronze animal group with brown patina depicting two dogs, a greyhound and a King Charles spaniel, by Pierre-Jules Mêne.
Sculptor's signature "P.J.MÊNE" on the naturalistic oval base, representing a rug.
The Parisian sculptor quickly specialized in small-sized subjects, highly appreciated by enthusiasts around 1850. Numerous editions of his works brought him fame. Mêne thus managed to capture the endearing character of canids, as evidenced by this group of dogs.
An essential figure in 19th-century animal sculpture, Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879), who established his own foundry the same year he first participated in the Salon in 1838, actively contributed to the revival of bronze.
This group brings together on the same base, the Greyhound with the Fan named "PLOCK" and the King Charles Spaniel, previously issued separately and which forms the counterpart to the Group of Two Playing Whippets with a Ball.
"Plock" is, along with "Diego," one of the two rare portraits of male greyhounds created by Mêne, who seldom depicted this animal.
The King Charles, a small, long-haired, dark-furred ornamental dog from the toy spaniel group, is a type of dog particularly favored by King Charles II of England, after whom it is named.
In the mid-19th century, it was again highly sought after in English society and in France. Pierre-Jules Mêne embraced this trend and thus offered this model.
Its creation precedes that of the Greyhound "PLOCK," the second component of the "Greyhound and King Charles" Group.
19th century bronze, circa 1870
in very good condition
Has a wooden plinth
Dimensions:
11cm x 23cm
bronze height: 15cm
bronze height with wooden base: 18cm
Sculptor's signature "P.J.MÊNE" on the naturalistic oval base, representing a rug.
The Parisian sculptor quickly specialized in small-sized subjects, highly appreciated by enthusiasts around 1850. Numerous editions of his works brought him fame. Mêne thus managed to capture the endearing character of canids, as evidenced by this group of dogs.
An essential figure in 19th-century animal sculpture, Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879), who established his own foundry the same year he first participated in the Salon in 1838, actively contributed to the revival of bronze.
This group brings together on the same base, the Greyhound with the Fan named "PLOCK" and the King Charles Spaniel, previously issued separately and which forms the counterpart to the Group of Two Playing Whippets with a Ball.
"Plock" is, along with "Diego," one of the two rare portraits of male greyhounds created by Mêne, who seldom depicted this animal.
The King Charles, a small, long-haired, dark-furred ornamental dog from the toy spaniel group, is a type of dog particularly favored by King Charles II of England, after whom it is named.
In the mid-19th century, it was again highly sought after in English society and in France. Pierre-Jules Mêne embraced this trend and thus offered this model.
Its creation precedes that of the Greyhound "PLOCK," the second component of the "Greyhound and King Charles" Group.
19th century bronze, circa 1870
in very good condition
Has a wooden plinth
Dimensions:
11cm x 23cm
bronze height: 15cm
bronze height with wooden base: 18cm
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