possibly a lifetime cast, numbered '173' and '8?' — Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879): A rare patinated bronze model of 'Chasse au Renard (Renard Pris Per Deux Chiens)

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Estimate: £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,873–$6,455
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Decorative Arts, London, New Bond Street · 12 July 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-493143
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre Jules Mene, possibly a lifetime cast, numbered '173' and '8?'. Bonhams, 12 Jul 2023, lot 91. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-493143.

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Pierre Jules Mene, possibly a lifetime cast, numbered '173' and '8?'. Bonhams, 12 Jul 2023, lot 91. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-493143.

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From the same sale Fine Decorative Arts · Jul 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Probably South German, late 14th/15th century	A Carved Wood And Polychrome Decorated Figural Group Of St. Anne Teaching Mary	£6,000–£8,000
A French gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell and brass Boulle marquetry…	A French Gilt Bronze Mounted Tortoiseshell And Brass Boulle Marquetry Ebonised Kneehole Desk Or Bureau Mazarin Early 18th Century But Later Remodelled Or Altered, The Marquetry Panels Apparently Late Louis Xiv Period	£4,000–£6,000
West Anatolia, circa 1950 311cm x 198cm	A Silk And Metal Thread Hereke Carpet	£5,000–£8,000
Florentine, mid 17th century	Ferdinand Tacca	£8,000–£12,000
Probably late 18th or 19th century	After Giambologna	£1,500–£2,500
Probably Italian	After Giambologna	£5,000–£8,000

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