Christophe Fratin Furniture

In the style of Irénée René Rochard; of stylized form displaying great movement, the racing greyhound catapulting forward; resting on a sphere over a square plinth; unsigned.

Bronze sculpture representing a beautiful alert and elegant dog on a white marble surface. In excellent condition with slight patina wear.

Bronze sitting life size sculpture of a greyhound dog. The dog well cast with soft facial features and ribbed and muscular body, the patina in warm Copper tones. Dimensions: 24" Wi...

A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...

Two Greyhound dogs, a nickeled bronze sculpture by French artist Suzanne Bizard. Stylized figural and accurate rendering portraying a pair of...

A stately French bronze greyhound whippet dog sculpture figurine, circa 1960. This fine dog has a wonderful expression with great details and a l...

Bronze sculpture "Venus au bain" by Christophe Gabriel Allegrain (1710-1795). France early 19th century. Signed: F. Barbedienne Foundeur G. C. Allegrain...

Bronze Italian Greyhound sculpture - indoor or outdoor - large size from a Palm Beach estate. Measures: 31".

A bronze sculpture of a Greyhound raised up on a marble steped base. Dimensions Height 11.5 Inches Length 12.5 Inches width 7.5 Inches

A beautiful life-size Greyhound or Whippet sculpted in bronze, this handsome fellow has terrific presence in any room.

Very sensitive rendering of a greyhound at rest with a rich dark brown patina with lighter highlights showing through. The dog is shown reclining with one paw turned up, a detail I find endearing as a dog owner, my border collie does this too! Mounted on a polished black slate base, marked Fratin on the base. Also stamped with the foundry mark 'Daubree, Editeur'. A fine desk top, shelf, or mantel piece for the dog lover, Christopher Fratin (1 January 1801 – 16 August 1864), also known as Christophe Fratin, was a noted French sculptor in the animalier style, and one of the earliest French sculptors to portray animals in bronze. Fratin was born in Metz, Moselle, France the son of a taxidermist. He first studied drawing under Pioche in Metz and later worked in Paris at the studio of Théodore Géricault. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831 to 1842 and 1850–1862, as well as at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Fratin never signed his bronzes but instead used a stamp showing his last name in straight block letters. Fratin received monumental commissions in France and elsewhere, including the Deux Aigles Gardant Leur Proie (Eagles and Prey, created 1850) displayed since 1863 in New York City’s Central Park. Today, Fratin’s sculpture is on permanent display in the Louvre, the city museums of Metz, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nîmes and at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. The Georg Eisler...

Gilt-bronze greyhound dog sculpture. Elegant Italian greyhound whippet resting on a roughly modeled rock base in soft gold patinated bronze on thick black marble base. Stamped at fro...