French 19th Century Group Bronze Hunting Hound Dogs Follower of Auguste Nicholas Cain

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1 Victorian French Group Bronze Animalier C1860 Hunting Hound Dogs Sculpture Follower Auguste Nicholas Cain.
Subject depicting in full side … Read more 1 Victorian French Group Bronze Animalier C1860 Hunting Hound Dogs Sculpture Follower Auguste Nicholas Cain.
Subject depicting in full side profile of majestic standing male & lady hunting hound dogs, who are facing watching each other, one has a foreleg gracefully raised. Set on a naturalistic shaped bronze stepped plinth.
In the influenced style inspired design follower of Auguste Nicolas Cain.
Unsigned.
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Made from cast bronze.
Visual beauty such fine craftsmanship.
Origin from France.
Solid quality weighing under 4 kg.
An excellent display size being 22 cm high, 12cm wide and 54.5 cm in length.
Circa 1860 Victorian era.
Biography of Auguste Nicolas Caïn (10 November 1821 – 6 August 1894) was a French sculptor in the Animaliers school, known for his portrayals of wild and domesticated animals. Caïn was born in Paris, and studied under Rude, Guionnet, and Pierre-Jules Mêne (whose daughter he married in 1852). His first exhibit in the Salon of 1846 was a wax model of a linnet defending her nest from a rat, later cast in bronze and shown at the 1855 Salon. Between 1846 and 1888, Caïn exhibited 38 models at the Salon.
From 1868 onwards he concentrated on monuments, including the Chiens de meute at the Château de Chantilly, Le Lion de Nubie et sa proie in the Jardin du Luxembourg, and Tigress and Peacock in the Gardens of the Tuileries. In 1879 he assumed management of his father-in-law's foundry upon Mêne's death. His works fetch up to $84,849 US dollars.
Provenance private farmers collection, shire antiques dealer & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
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Dimensions in centimetres

High (22 cm)
Width of base (51.5 cm)
Depth of base (12 cm)
Width widest point dog tail to edge of base (54.5 cm) See less