£400 - £600
Joseph Francois Victor Chemin (French, 1825-1901)
A bronze whippet
With front leg left lifted and scratching its upper body with mouth
Signed 'CHEMIN' by the back right leg
Engraved 'LEBLANC A PARIS' underneath
From the Fane Collection
To be sold without reserve
Provenance:
Joseph Francois Victor Chemin (1825 - 1901) was born in Paris, France on August 25th 1825. Chemin was one of Antoine Louis Barye's successful students. He first exhibited at the Salon of 1857 and exhibited regularly until 1894. He produced mainly models of foxes, hounds, hares, racehorses and a few casts of monkeys.
He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris in 1901.
Dimensions:
6 in. (H) x 8.25 in. (W) x 4.25 in. (D)
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