Pierre Jules MÊNE “THE ARAB FANCONNIER”, orientalist bronze 1873. Shooting price offered by the Maré

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Pierre Jules MÊNE “THE ARAB FANCONNIER”, orientalist bronze 1873. Shooting price offered by the Maré

Name: Pierre Jules MÊNE “THE ARAB FANCONNIER”, orientalist bronze 1873. Shooting price offered by the Maré
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 9O60334D4G
Price: 9800 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery Le Centre Ville Antiquités

9.800 €

Period 19th century

Style Other style

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From: 33000, Bordeaux, France

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Exceptional bronze group, chiseled with a nuanced green-brown patina, representing the famous Arab falconer.
Orientalist bronze from 1873, by Pierre-Jules Mêne, 1810-1879.
Medal signed on the terrace on a molded counter-base: “Mêne”.
Old cast iron from Barbedienne.
Height: 76 cm, Length 72 cm, Width 32 cm.
Pierre-Jules Mêne, whose quality of works is comparable to that of Barye, is one of the best animal sculptors of the Second Empire.
Bibliography:
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, “Pierre-Jules Mêne. Catalog raisonné of the sculpted work", Paris, 2007, p. 38-39, model listed UDB, 2007. No. F 10, page 38.
Pierre Kjellberg, “The bronzes of the 19th century”. Dictionary of sculptures, Éditions de l'amateur. page 477.
Besides being magnificent, this large old model, authentic and not copied, unlike the smaller replicas, is historic and was offered by Marshal Mac Mahon as evidenced by the copper plaque on the base engraved:
”SHOOTING PRICE OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1877
OFFERED BY MARSHAL DE MAC MAHON”

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Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Other style (Bronze sculptures of Other style Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Pierre Jules MÊNE
Height (cm)	76
Materials	Bronze
Internal reference	P235