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A pair of bronze doré hunting / chasse, tazza / coupes of partridge, pheasants, Setter / hounds attributable to Christophe Fratin (French, 1800-1864) A very fine pair of bronze doré hunting / chasse, tazza / coupes attributable to Christophe Fratin (French, 1800-1864), depicting partridge, pheasants amongst foliage, the stems decorated with three Setter / hound heads, both on octagonal marble bases. The handles in the form of tree branches. French, circa 1840.
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Objets D'Art |
Setter |
Artist: Christophe Fratin |
Yr: 1840 |
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Pencil drawing of the Royal dogs "Hector, Nero, and Dash with the parrot, Lory" attributable to Thomas Landseer ARA (1795-1880) after Sir Edwin Landseer RA (English, 1802-1873) An absolutely superb pencil drawing of the Royal dogs "Hector, Nero, and Dash with the parrot, Lory" attributable to Thomas Landseer ARA (1795-1880) after Sir Edwin Landseer RA (English, 1802-1873). This famous portrait of the Royal pets depicts the greyhound Nero, Hector, the Scottish deerhound, Dash the spaniel and Lory, the parrot seen cracking nuts, was painted by Landseer in 1838 for Queen Victoria. The Queen considered Landseer work as “the most beautiful thing imaginable”. It was later dubbed by the Queen as being 'too beautiful' (Journal, 4 May 1838). English, circa 1840.
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Paintings |
Greyhound |
Artist: Thomas Landseer |
Yr: 1840 |
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A Russian silver boar hunting box A small silver Russian lockable hunting box with boar finial and boar legs, hunters to each corner, and oak leaf decoration on all sides and the lid.
To the reverse the silversmith name, “A?K 1844” being the year 1844, “84” the silver mark used in the 18th and 19th century, and an illegible assay seal
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Objets D'Art |
Sporting |
Yr: 1844 |
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