A late 19th century bronze figure of a dog playing with a ball

Circa 1890

A late 19th century bronze figure of a greyhound, his front leg raised and head turned backwards as he grooms his coat. A finely detailed figure with a dark brown patina, mounted on ...

A large late 19th century bronze figure of a recumbent greyhound after French animalier sculptor Christophe Fratin (1801-1864), with a warm brown patina on a rouge griotte marble base. Signed 'FRATIN' on collar. Bronze length: 37cm Base length: 41cm Bronze height: 18cm Total height: 22cm Christophe Fratin was born in Metz in France in 1801. He first studied sculpture under Pioche in Metz under whom he honed his technical skills. He then became a pupil of the painter Theodore Gericault in Paris where he pursued his career as a sculptor. Fratin first exhibited at the Paris Salon as early as 1831, where he showed ‘Fermer – An English Thoroughbred’. The popularity of Fratin’s sculpture in England had a significant impact on his career. His modelling style reflected his imaginative mind and sense of humour, particularly in his humorous modelling of bears. Fratin was asked to sculpt life-size monuments for French cities, including his home town of Metz. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London he was considered the greatest animalier sculptor of the day. Fratin’s bronzes...

Italian greyhound in bronze ‘Levrier a L’Eventail’ with black patination by French sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879). The dog, facing right with an open fan lying on the carpet...

19th century bronze group of a standing and sitting hare by French animalier sculptor Alfred Dubucand (1823-1894). Finely detailed bronze with good dark brown patination. Signature '...

20th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Hunting Dog by the artist Miguel Fernando López (Milo). Depicting an alert dog on a naturalistic base signed 'Milo'. Raised on a black marble plinth.

Captivating late 19th-century bronze sculpture crafted by the skilled hands of Clovis Edmond Masson (1838-1917), depicting a charming scene of a dog engaged i...

A fine bronze Animalier sculpture of a setter dog after the renowned French sculptor p j mene from a private collector Height: 11cm. Length: 21.5cm base 7 cm Signed in excellent cond...

An old cast bronze Sculpture by Jules Moigniez (1835–1894) - Hunting Spaniel 19th Century: This bronze sculpture represents a stationary hunting dog (a spaniel) and is signed "J. Moi...