A fine delicate and beautiful patineted bronze greyhound by Pierre Jules MENE, French ( 1810-1879). MENE was one on the most celebrated of the group of sculptors known as " The Animaliers".His work can be seen in the Louvre.This greyhound reflect a special sense of a naturalism and of animation underpinned by the sculptor's flawless rendering of anatomical Detaills specific to the greyhound.
