Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sold circa 1800

circa 1800

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Each door encloses a miniature portrait

The barometer housed in the original sharkskin case

Both sides of the chest having hand-forged iron carrying handles within a deeply carved lozenge design and corresponding geometric floral devices

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sold circa 1800A 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.