Posted 7 years ago
jscott0363
(900 items)
Hello CW friends!!!!
This is my Pierre-Jules Mêne bronze Scottish Hunter with Fox sculpture. Let me first say that this is a reproduction. I could never afford an original P.J. Mêne sculpture. I love this sculpture as it is so extremely detailed.
This was once mounted on a marble base. Perhaps I'll find a marble base that will fit this sculpture and reattach it. I feel that someone took this off its' original marble base to see if it was an original and once they discovered it was not, they just didn't bother to reattach it back to its' original base. If this were an original, the figure and dog would have been attached to the bronze base with square nuts and threaded studs. The figures on this one are simply bronze welded to the base.
This one measure about 10 1/2" tall and weighs about 5 lbs.
If this were an original it would be worth thousands of dollars. Even the reproductions are going for $$$ themselves! I got this one for $50. For those unfamiliar with Pierre-Jules Mêne, here's a bit of history:
Pierre-Jules Mêne (25 March 1810 – 20 May 1879) was a French sculptor and animalière. He is considered one of the pioneers of animal sculpture in the nineteenth-century. Mêne produced a number of animal sculptures, mainly of domestic animals including horses, cows and bulls, sheep and goats which were in vogue during the Second Empire. His work was first shown in London by Ernest Gambart in 1849. Mêne specialized in small bronze figures which explains why none of his works exist as public statuary. His work was a popular success with the bourgeois class and many editions of each sculpture were made, often to decorate an increasing number of private homes of the period. The quality of these works is high, comparable to Barye's. Mêne enjoyed a longer period of success and celebrity than his contemporaries. He is considered to have been the lost-wax casting expert of his time. The lost-wax casting method is sometimes referred to as the cire perdue method.
Thanks for stopping in to have a look!!
Scott
Hey, that's a proud Scottish man!
Nice one, even if I prefer your dressed foxes to the dead one here ;-)
Kyra,
Thanks! Yes, I too prefer the finely dressed foxes over the dead ones. But, I had a hard time passing this one up.
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!
Happy New Year Kevin!!
Thanks everyone for the loves and for stopping by
Kerry
Kyra
BB2
Rob
Bonnie
and
Kevin
Happy New Year to you all!!
I mighty fine laird Scott.
Thanks Karen!!!!
buckethead
Mike
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Karen
Thank you all for the loves and for stopping by!! Much appreciated!!!!
Great sculpture Scotty the detail is amazing.
Thanks Roy!!!! Have an awesome 2017 my friend!!
Scott, a really great sculpture........even if the fox is dead.......I probably would have bought it too.......so much to look at in that detail!!
Judy,
Thank you!! I too love the fine detailing of this sculpture. Thanks again so very much!!
Gary,
Thanks friend!! Though it's a repro, I still think I got an incredible deal on this sculpture. Thanks also for the link! Very neat!
Thanks everyone for the loves and for stopping by
Roy
Celiene
fortapache
ho2cultcha
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Judy
All very much appreciated!!!!!
Cindy,
Thank you very much!! I thought that since it's a brand new year, I'd change my profile pic for 2017:)
Love the detail of this piece. The profile picture is great but does this look like you in real life with a top hat and big ears ha ha.
Wandlessfairy,
lol!!!! Surprisingly enough the profile pic is a recent photo of me:) The detailing of this piece is what drew me to it. Thanks very much for the comment!!
Thanks all for the loves
Cindy
melanie
Thomas
SEAN
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Wandlessfairy
And thank you all very much for dropping by!!!
Cindy,
I knew that if I collected top hats and rabbits long enough, I'd begin to resemble them after a while:)
lol!!! Thanks Cindy!!!!!
Very Impressive one, lucky you, ;-)
Regards
Alan
Thank you Alan!! Much appreciated!
Rick,
Thanks very much for the love and for stopping in. Many thanks to you!!
ho2cultcha,
Thanks very much for the love and for dropping by. Many thanks to you!!
Very nice Scott........
Thank you sir!! I do appreciate the comment, the appreciation and for stopping by!!
And this my friend, is the primary reason I love this CW page!
Thanks for the lesson! Much appreciated.
I too would be proud to own this reproduction, really nice!
And I rather like the scene, more true to the time it was made I'm sure.
Karenoke,
I'm so very glad you enjoy seeing this. Thank you very much!!!! Thanks also for the love and for taking the time to drop by. Many thanks to you!!!!
Radegunder,
Thanks very much for the love and for stopping by. Many thanks to you!!!
Kurt,
Thanks very much for the appreciation and for stopping by!! Many thanks my friend!