Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Paintings Circa 1200

Circa 1200

A rare & important pair of carved 19th century stone temple guards in good condition

the inkwell having three loop handles

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" and housed in the original wooden gilded and gessoed frame

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Paintings Circa 1200A 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.