Medal patina .
Group resting on a sea green marble base .
Signature of the sculptor " Ch . Paillet " , in hollow , on the naturalist terrace , richly chiselled .
Mention " Gold medal " , under the signature of the sculptor .
Old cast iron .
Period early 20th century .
Circa 1901 - 1905 .
Very good state of preservation and patina .
Charles Paillet (1871-1937)
Charles Paillet is an animal sculptor , born in Moulins-Engilbert .
A pupil of Georges Gardet , naturalist , he exhibited at the salons from 1897 until 1921.
He belonged to a generation caught between the great period of the sculptures of Mêne , Barye , Valton , and the Art - Deco sculpture of Pompon or Sandoz .