Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sculpture four drawers

four drawers

The sculpture is finely modeled representing the Goddess of Plenty holding a cornucopia of fruit

historic Japanese mon symbols

Baer was born in Chicago and early in his career he was based in Germany

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sculpture four drawersA very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, made from solid cast bronze by the lost wax method (Cire Perdue) and depicting a recumbent greyhound with crossed legs, resting on a dark variegated marble plinth. The bronze having a rich patina, both the bronze and marble plinth are in very good condition.