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Emporium Auctions - February 2, 2023

Thu, Feb 2, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 109

Pierre-Jules Mêne Bronze

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(French, 1810–1879)

Cerf à la branche n°2, signed "P.J. Mêne", a 19th century casting, patinated bronze, 9 x 10 x 3-1/2 in. 

Note: Literature: Poletti, Michel, Alain Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne. Pierre-Jules Mêne: 1810-1879 Catalogue Raisonne. Paris: Univers du bronze, 2007, CER 5, pg. 152, ill.182

Provenance: John W. Stark House, Springfield, Tennessee [[europeanart]]/[[sculpture]]

Condition

loss to both original full antlers with new adaptations, brown patina

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