French Bronze Sculpture "Valet de Limier" by Pierre Jules Mene & Barbedienne

PIERRE JULES MENE French, 1810-1879 "Valet de Limier" (1879) Patinated bronze Signed in cast "P.J. MÊNE", incised "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR" to base Item # 109LWK22S This was the...

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Giselle" Study of a Whippet with Ball Patinated bronze an atelier casting circa 1870 signed in base "P.J. ...

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Chasse au Renard" (The Fox Hunt) Sand-cast patinated bronze signed in cast "P.J. MÊNE 1849" an atelier cast circa 1860 Item # 311ZDQ28W Th...

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Chien Limier" (1869) Patinated bronze signed in cast "P.J. MÊNE" almost certainly cast in Mêne's personal atelier circa 1875 Item # 309MWP02...

PIERRE JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Chien Braque Assis Gardant un Lapin" Sand-cast patinated bronze signed to base "P.J. MÊNE" circa 1880, atelier Mê...

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...

Antique 19th Century French patinated bronze by Pierre Jules Méne (French, 1810-1871), of 'Valet de Limier (The Bloodhound Handler)', the huntsman led by his dog on oval naturalistic...

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

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

Cast bronze prancing greyhound by Pierre Jules Mene, (1810-1879). The highly detailed bronze rests on a back granite base. Impressed signature, PJ Mene. No foundry mark, but this was...

A self-taught artist, Piere-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) dedicated his entire career to making bronze statues, which were met with great success among both French and international clients...

Pierre-Jules Mene (1810-1879) was one of the foremost animalier sculptors of the 19th Century, and achieved high distinction in the art of making small bron...