After Pierre Jules Mene - Pair of Bronze Dogs- Whippet and Greyhound

A fine quality pair of early 20thc patinated bronze figures of dogs. One of a Greyhound with a ball standing on a patterned carpet. The other of a Whippet with a ball, also standing on a patterned carpet. Both with incised signatures to bases 'P.J.Mene' . Both mounted on rouge marble bases.

Max Height 18 cm, Max Width 16 cm and Max Depth 10 cm

Pierre Jules Mene was one of the foremost members of the school of French 'Animalier' Sculptors which also included Rosa Bonheur and Antoine-Louis Barye. Mene produced many sculptures of animals and is remembered as one of the finest, and certainly the most prolific, animal sculptors of his time

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