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A brown patina bronze sculpture byPierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879)entitled "Duck Hunt", depicting two spaniel-griffon dogs chasing a duck trapped in a copse. The duck is still on the ground but tries to escape by making a flight attempt. Period cast from the Mêne workshop, signed lower left. The period print is not abundant and this subject is one of the six main submissions of P.J. Mêne to the 1850 Salon.
History: Paris, Salon of 1850, bronze n°3515
Literature : Poletti & Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne ; Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2007 page 54
Provenance : Private collection from the South of France

Dimensions
Height : 25.1 cm
Width : 44.4 cm
Depth : 22.7 cm

Period : 1848-1879
Origin : France, Paris
Materials : Bronze