Lot 445
  • 445

Auguste Nicolas Cain 1822 - 1894

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Auguste Nicolas Cain
  • Deux Chiens de meute
  • bronze
  • 37 x 45,5 cm; 14 1/2 by 18 in.
groupe en bronze à patine brun claire; sur une base en marbre rouge,
signé A. CAIN., inscrit des noms des chiens BRILLADOR et FANFARON

Literature

P.Kjellberg, Les bronzes du XIXe siècle, dictionnaire des sculptures, Paris, 1987, p. 168.

Condition

Good condition overall, with some minor surface dirt consistent with age and handling. A restored diagonal fracture on the base.
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