19th Century Fratin Bronze Bear Pair of Cups Not Signed

This Fratin bear cup is 19th century, not signed but similar to others, silver plate bronze. The cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of el...

Fratin bear cup is signed Daubrée editor, 19th century, silver plate bronze. The cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of elephant heads and...

This Fratin bear cup is signed Daubrée editor, 19th century, silver plate bronze. the cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of elephant head...

This Fratin bear cup has engraved signature, 19th century, silver plate bronze. The cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of elephant heads ...

Bronze pair of candelabras 19th century, Fratin Christophe Fratin (1801-1864) is a famous French animal sculptor who exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831–1842 and 1850–1862, as wel...

Gilded bronze centerpiece "Monkeys making cigars" 19th century Fratin Christophe Fratin (1801-1864) is a famous French animal sculptor who exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831–1842...

Late 19th century animal bronze signed Fratin representing a wild animal having captured a young deer. Bronze mounted on wooden terrace Dimension height 29 cm for a length of 45 cm a...

Lion animal bronze patina 19th century medallion signed Fratin on the terrace dimension 53 cm long 31 cm high 15 cm deep Additional information: Materi...

19th century lion bronze animal patina medal signed Fratin on the terrace.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in bronze pair by Fratin at the end of the XIXth century characters from the famous novel by Cervantes each riding their proud Rossinante and Rucio mount...

A very fine Animalier bronze study of a feeding gazelle with her fawn reclining at her feet. The bronze with rich brown patina and excellent detail raised on a naturalistic base, signed Fratin and engraved with title to the fore ‘Gazelle’ Additional information Height: 10 cm Width: 17 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1860 Materials: Bronze Book reference: Bronzes of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg SKU: 4934 ABOUT Christopher Fratin (1 January 1801 – 16 August 1864), also known as Christophe Fratin, was a noted French sculptor in the animalier style, and one of the earliest French sculptors to portray animals in bronze. Fratin was born in Metz, Moselle, France the son of a taxidermist. He first studied drawing under Pioche in Metz and later worked in Paris at the studio of Théodore Géricault. Work He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831–1842 and 1850–1862, as well as at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Fratin never signed his bronzes but instead used a stamp showing his last name in straight block letters. One of the stamps he used (pictured) showed the "n" reversed, not by design but due to an error on the part of the maker of the stamp. Bronzes bearing this stamp have the appearance of not seeming to be genuine when in reality they are. Fratin received monumental commissions in France and elsewhere, including the Deux Aigles Gardant Leur Proie (Eagles and Prey, created 1850) displayed since 1863 in New York City's Central Park. Many of his small bronzes—including his miniature bronzes which were more affordable due to their smaller size—were sold commercially to the general public during his lifetime. Today, Fratin's sculpture is on permanent display in the Louvre, the city museums of Metz, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nîmes and at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. The Georg Eisler...

19th century Mouflon at rest bronze with medal patina by Christophe Fratin (1801-1864) signed on the terrace. Dedication on the back of the Fleur Quesnel terrace.