Christopher Fratin

19th century silvered bronze sculpture, Bear with an umbrella, signed Fratin. This exquisite silvered bronze sculpture by Christophe Fratin is a perfect representation of 19th-centur...

Here is a stunning pair of finely chiseled, bronze candlesticks from the mid-19th century. Each candlestick features ram's heads and grape clusters on the binet, while the shaft is a...

Sculpture in patinated bronze by Christophe Fratin, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Sculpture by Christophe Fratin representing a stag attacked by eagles in patinated bronze, Nap...

Lion animal bronze patina 19th century medallion signed Fratin on the terrace dimension 53 cm long 31 cm high 15 cm deep Additional information: Materi...

A superb pair of Gilt Bronze Candlesticks cast in the form of storks holding a single candle sconce in their beaks whilst balancing on turtles backs. The bases are stamped by the mak...

France, circa 1870 Gilded and patinated bronze, modern marble base. Signed « Fratin » on the bronze base This beautiful elephant clock was made in the 19th century by the Animalier ...

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in bronze pair by Fratin at the end of the XIXth century characters from the famous novel by Cervantes each riding their proud Rossinante and Rucio mount...

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...