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The Ox and the Frog XIXth Animal Bronze

$3,073.67
£2,314.16
€2,600
CA$4,242.12
A$4,752.11
CHF 2,471.69
MX$57,965.98
NOK 31,467.90
SEK 29,671.98
DKK 19,793.80

About the Item

The ox and the frog animal bronze taken from the fables of La Fontaine from the 19th century, dimension 13 cm high 15 cm long 5 cm deep. The Frog who wants to be as big as the Ox A Frog saw an Ox Who seemed to him to be a good size. She, who was not as big as an egg at all, Envious, stretches, and swells, and works, To equal the animal in size, Saying: "Look well, my sister: Is it enough ? tell me: am I not there yet? - Nay. - Here I am then? - Not at all. - Here I am? - You are not approaching it. so that she burst. The world is full of people who are no wiser: Every bourgeois wants to build like the great lords, Every little prince has ambassadors, Additional information: Material: Bronze.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.12 in (13 cm)Width: 5.91 in (15 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th Century
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Marseille, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: n°72581stDibs: LU4057329486522

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