Equestrian Bronze Sculpture after Pierre-Jules Mêne

"The Arab Falconer" by Pierre Jules Mene The finely cast and planished bronze, depicting a falconer walking on a naturalistic ground, with a hare ...

The well cast bronze figures of an Arab warrior and a female servant stand on circular black marble bases, and are signed. Literature: Benezit, ‘Dictionnaire desPeintres, Sculpteu...

A pair of statues after models by Clodion Constructed in white Carrara marble, and well patinated finely cast bronze; square marble bases support columnar pedestals, separated by ann...

The Flight from Troy Aeneas Carrying his Father Anchises After Laurent Guiard (1723-1788) An impressive bronze with fine patinated surface, depicting the hero Aeneas carrying hi...

'Odalisque' By Baron Charles Arthur Bourgeois (1838-1886) Cast bronze, now well patinated, rising from a circular base, cast with drapery,...

Kabyle au retour de la chasse By Arthur Waagen A rare example retaining its original cold-painted details in harmony with the patinated bronze; the impressive model of an Arab hu...

Pierre Jules Mene, 1810 Paris until 1879, 'Ibrahim', bronze sculpture, brown aeruginous,standing horse, head slightly twisted in the center signed P.J. Mene.       

Vintage horse trophy / statue / sculpture. Made of bronze featuring an oval marble base and plaque from the Dehere Member Guest tournament at Due Process Golf Club and Stables in Colts Neck...

Vintage horse trophy / statue / sculpture. Made of bronze featuring an oval marble base and plaque from the Dehere Member Guest Invitational tournament (combined net aggregate win) at Due Process Golf Club and Stables in Colts Neck...

French Bronze Equine Statue after Pierre-Jules Mene. Fabulous French animalier bronze features an elegant horse captured in an energetic pose. Bowing the head down represents its ...

Bronze statue of a bear, after Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810 – 1879) A bronze model of a bear on a rock. This large bronze bear of 34 cm high is...

PIERRE JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Cheval Libre no. 1" (The Free Horse) Sand-cast and patinated bronze cast signature "P.J. MÊNE" atelier Mêne-Cain, cast circa 1900 Item # 308KNM08Q Cast from an early mold with brilliant surface texture captured directly from the wax and transferred to the bronze, the present example is an atelier Mêne-Cain cast circa 1879-1908. It features a lively surface that is finished in a very dark brown patina with reddish undertones, the darker chemical patina being captured in the slashes and cuts of the sculptor's stylus that remain captured throughout the flesh of the stallion. It remains in an exquisite state of preservation throughout with the original patina sealed under a glowing wax layer. The underside shows the horse joined thorugh the base with large threaded rods tightened with torch-cut nuts. The model is listed in Mêne's catalogue as no. 39 and it is an individual portrait of the stallion separated out from his most celebrated L'Accolade with some slight alterations to the horse's pose make the figure more appropriate as a stand-alone work. The dramatic pose is highly Romantic and reminiscent of the posturing and composition found in the brilliant equestrian portrait...