Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - 8th January 2013
Lot 380
Pierre Jules Mene (1810 - 1879). Two whippets at play
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1300
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Description
Pierre Jules Mene (1810 - 1879). Two whippets at play, bronze, signed, 6in (15cm) high, 8¾in (22.3cm) wide.
The underside with a hand written note stating that 'This Bronze which was purchased in Paris in 1855 is given to William Wurr in memory of John Bailey Denton...Dec 25, 1893.
The plaster model was exhibited in Salon in 1848. No. 93 in Meme's catalogue. The whippets are Jiji and Gisella.