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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2014 Dec 16 @ 21:00UTC-5 : EST/CDT
115785480 With Piercing Eyes And A Serious Look This Lion Is Intimidating Just By Glance. His Mane Is Full And Covers His Neck And Travels Down To His Underside Trailing Off Into The Sides Of His Stomach. His Paws Are Gigantic And He Sports Massive Claws That Seem To Protrude Every Time He Takes A Step. His Body Is Thick And Muscular; He Has An Unmovable Stance And A Striking Look. This Bronze Sculpture Was Cast Using The “Lost Wax Method” And Is Mounted On A Black Marble Base. This Sculpture Has A Two Tone Brown Patina And Is Signed J.Moigniez. Jules Moigniez Was Born In Senlis Sur L'Oise, France In 1835 And Died In Saint-Martin-Du-Teire, France On May 29, 1894. The Son Of A Metal Gilder, Moigniez Was A Student Of Paul Comolera. He Debuted At The Exposition Universelle In 1855 With Pointer And Pheasant And Falcon And Weasel Each In Plaster. He Contributed Regularly To The Paris Salon From 1859 To 1892 During Which He Exhibited Over Thirty Sculptures Including Pointer And Pheasant And Falcon And Weasel In Bronze. He Was Awarded An Honorable Mention At The Salon And Received A Medal In London At The Great Exposition In 1862. He Lived Most Of His Life In Paris. During His Career He Was Widely Popular In France, England And America. His Bronzes Were Most Decorative, Particularly Those Of Game Birds. He Also Sculpted Dogs, Farm Animals And Equestrian Groups. Moigniez'S Dogs Reflected The "Naturalism" Style Of Pierre Jules Mene. His Bird Sculptures Were Reminiscent Of Paintings By Dehondecoeter, Casteels And Snyders. His Sculptures Of Birds Reflect Dynamic Movement, As If Captured Through A High-Speed Photographic Portrait. Moigniez Bronzes Were Edited, (Cast), By The Foundry His Father Opened In 1857. A Wide Variety Of Patinations, Including Silver Plate, Golden Bronze And Gilding Were Unique To These Lifetime Casts...................SHIPPING USA: $25....HI, ALASKA, CANADA: $69...ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: $169
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101 Main Street, Mineola, New York, 11501, United States
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