"cavalier King Charles". Pierre Jules Mène

Antique bronze with brown patina representing a small dog "Cavalier King Charles".
After Pierre - Jules Mène (1810 - 1879) Signed on the base "PJ Mène"
Pierre-Jules Mène, one of the greatest animal sculptors, represented the dog Cavalier King Charles twice
- in a group titled "Groupe lévrier et king's charles" referenced under n° 96 in the catalog of the publisher Susse Frères
- alone, under the title "Chien cavalier King Charles", referenced under n° 115 in the catalog Susse Frères (Source: Les Bronzes du XIXe siècle, dictionnaires des sculpteurs, by Pierre Kjellberg)
Mène remarkably knew how to breathe life and character into his small model.
Dimensions of the base: 15 x 8.5cm
Height: 9cm
19th century
Good condition