French Animalier Bronze Study 'Tethered Mastiff' by Lecourtier

Excellent quality late 19th Century French bronze Animalier study of a seated setter holding a game bird in its mouth, with exquisite hand chased surface det...

Very fine 19th Century French Animaliers bronze study of a standing pheasant raised on a naturalistic base with rich dark brown patina and intricate surface detail, signed Pautrot an...

Excellent quality and very rare mid-19th century French Animalier bronze study of a seated griffon hound looking intently at two pigeons feeding beside him. The bronze with excellent...

Fabulous late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing horse with wonderful rich dark brown lightly rubbed to mid/golden brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, signed I Bonheur ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 13 cm Length: 19 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1870 Materials: Bronze Book Ref Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne Kjellberg Page no. 177 SKU: 8526 DESCRIPTION Isidore Bonheur Bonheur Cheval– Isidore Bonheur (1827 ~ 1901) was born on May 15th 1827 in Bordeaux, France, and died in Paris in 1901. He was an important Animalier sculptor, the brother of Rosa Bonheur, and brother-in-law to Hippolyte Peyrol the founder. The Bonheurs were a well known family of painters, sculptors and artists. Isidore studied painting under the tutelage of his father at a very early age. He moved on to sculpture in 1848 with his first Salon entry of a plaster study of An African Horseman attacked by a lion. Isidore Bonheur continued exhibiting his sculpture throughout the years, both at the Salon in Paris as well as the Royal Academy in London. He won medals at the Salon in 1865 and 1869, and won the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895. Isidore Bonheur’s bronzes range from domestic cattle and sheep, which he excelled at, to wild bears and lions as well as equestrian and hunting groups, all done in a very natural and realistic manner. His Le Grand Jockey...

A large and impressive late 19th century French animalier bronze group of a Pheasant surprised by a weasel, both animals heightened with original gilding and raised on a naturalistic...

A fabulous Mid-19th Century French animalier bronze study of two hunting hounds, a setter and a pointer, flushing a partridge in the undergrowth. The bronze with very Fine deep brown...

Antique and very rare animalier bronze of a dog sat upon a tasseled cushion. The cushion is actually a box and the cushion is hinged to the side. Excellent dark brown patination and all in excellent condition. The bronze is signed by P. Lecourtier for Prosper Lecourtier and the box is also stamped for the foundry and retailer Jules Graux...

A stunning 19th Century bronze sculpture. Prosper Lecourtier (1851-1924) crafted this bronze sculpture depicting a stag and a doe in a floral forest. At the feet of the animals are a...

Bronze Sculpture Mastiff Charles Valton Dog Bronze statue animalier Antiques . Signed and stamped . Valton was known for his big cats but probably his most ...

Signed Valton. Mastiff standing with an aggressive pose, chained. On a circular base. A later copy but still with considerable age. Finely cast.

Grand Size Antique French Bronze Exceptional Subject, "Field Dogs" Sculpture by Prosper Lecourtier (1855-1924).

Prosper Lecourtier, chiseled and gilded bronze jewelry box representing a small chiseled and silvered bronze dog on a cushion garnished with trimmings on a red marble base. Interior padded in blue satin. Signed P Lecourtier...