Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sculpture This inkwell came from a

This inkwell came from a very prominent Middle Eastern collection

The sculpture is finely modeled representing the Goddess of Plenty holding a cornucopia of fruit

This icon was purchased in the Grand Bazaar

5 cm X 71 cm (low: 56 cm

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sculpture This inkwell came from aA very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, made from solid cast bronze by the lost wax method (Cire Perdue) and depicting a recumbent greyhound with crossed legs, resting on a dark variegated marble plinth. The bronze having a rich patina, both the bronze and marble plinth are in very good condition.