Pierre-Jules Mene

Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) Diane, a Setter Bitch inscribed 'P.J.Mêne' (on base) bronze with dark brown patina height 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) length 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.) LITERATURE: Jane Horswell, Bronze Sculptures of "Les Animaliers" , Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, 1971, p.142. Christopher Payne, Animals in Bronze , Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, 1986, p.227. Michael Forrest, Art Bronzes , Atglen, PA, 1988, p.184. Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Pierre Jules Mêne 1810-1879: Catalogue raisonne , Paris, 2007, p.123.

Pierre Jules Mêne, French (1810-1879) A bronze model of a jockey and racehorse Jockey À Cheval No 1 raised on an oval naturalistic base signed PJ MÊNE , 42cm high Mêne first exhibited the wax version of this model at the Paris Salon of 1863. The original wax version is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims. He exhibited the bronze a year later, and later editions were also cast by the Mêne-Cain workshop, Barbedienne and Susse Fres. It was also cast in a smaller size (Jockey a Cheval No. 2). Related Literature: M. Poletti & A. Richarme Pierre Jules Mêne Catalogue Raisonné , page 43.

Pierre Jules Mene (1810 - 1879). Two whippets at play, bronze, signed, 6in (15cm) high, 8¾in (22.3cm) wide. The underside with a hand written note stating that 'This Bronze which was purchased in Paris in 1855 is given to William Wurr in memory of John Bailey Denton...Dec 25, 1893. The plaster model was exhibited in Salon in 1848. No. 93 in Meme's catalogue. The whippets are Jiji and Gisella. good cast and varied patination.

LOT 827 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, CONNECTICUT PIERRE-JULES MÊNE 1810-1879 L'ACCOLADE 7,000—9,000 USD Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 11,250 USD measurements measurements measurements height: 14 in. alternate measurements 35.6 cm Description signed P.J. Mêne (on the base) bronze, dark brown patina PROVENANCE Private Collection, Greenwich, CTGiven to the present owners family, circa 1930Thence by descent to the present owner LITERATURE AND REFERENCES M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne CatalogueRaisonné, Paris, 2007, pg. 77, CHE 20 (another exampleillustrated)

LOT 827 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, CONNECTICUT PIERRE-JULES MÊNE 1810-1879 L'ACCOLADE 7,000—9,000 USD measurements measurements height: 14 in. alternate measurements 35.6 cm Description signed P.J. Mêne (on the base) bronze, dark brown patina PROVENANCE Private Collection, Greenwich, CTGiven to the present owners family, circa 1930Thence by descent to the present owner LITERATURE AND REFERENCES M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne CatalogueRaisonné, Paris, 2007, pg. 77, CHE 20 (another exampleillustrated)