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Magnificent and Very Rare Bronze Charging Bull by Isadore Bonheur.
The Country House Gallery
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Magnificent and Very Rare Bronze Charging Bull by Isadore Bonheur.

19th century
Description

A large and impressive bronze by Isadore Bonheur of a charging bull. A very rare model by one of the most highly acclaimes animal sculptors of the 19th century.

This model was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865 along with a companion piece and were initially ordered for the Sultans Palace in Constantinople. The charging bull is a rarer model than its companion standing bull.

Rich brown patination displaying a wealth of fine detail where every single area has been painstakingly incised to accurately portray the texture of the hide.

Signed to the base. 13.5 inches by 24 inches

Physical Dimensions
Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Declaration

The Country House Gallery has dated this Bronze Charging Bull Sculpture to the 19th Century.

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SA1180358
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A large and impressive bronze by Isadore Bonheur of a charging bull. A very rare model by one of the most highly acclaimes animal sculptors of the 19th century.
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This model was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865 along with a companion piece and were initially ordered for the Sultans Palace in Constantinople.
The Country House Gallery

The charging bull is a rarer model than its companion standing bull.

fig 1. A dark patinated bronze sculpture depicting a muscular charging bull on an integral oval bronze base.
fig 1. Magnificent and Very Rare Bronze Charging Bull by Isadore Bonheur.

Rich brown patination displaying a wealth of fine detail where every single area has been painstakingly incised to accurately portray the texture of the hide.

Signed to the base. 13.5 inches by 24 inches

Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Date of Manufacture

The Country House Gallery has dated this Bronze Charging Bull Sculpture to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1180358
The Country House Gallery
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Magnificent and Very Rare Bronze Charging Bull by Isadore Bonheur.

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A dark patinated bronze sculpture depicting a muscular charging bull on an integral oval bronze base.
Magnificent and very rare Bronze charging bull by Isadore Bonheur.
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A dark patinated bronze sculpture depicting a muscular charging bull on an integral oval bronze base.
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The Animalier movement emerged in 19th-century France, focussing on realistic depictions of animals, particularly horses, bulls, and dogs, cast in bronze.

These sculptures were typically cast using the lost-wax or sand-casting method, followed by meticulous hand-chasing and the application of a chemically induced patination.

Authentic pieces generally feature a crisp sculptor signature cast directly into the base, precise anatomical modelling, period foundry marks, and natural patination consistent with age.

Place the sculpture on a dark wood mantelpiece, executive desk, or console table alongside structured book stacks to highlight its bronze patination and dynamic silhouette.

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