AFTER EMMANUEL FREMIET (FRENCH 1824-1910): A MODEL OF TWO RACEHORSES AND JOCKEYS / CHEVAUX DE COURSE ET JOCKEYS
Late 19th / Early 20th Century
Inscribed to the cast ‘E. Fremiet’, patination rubbbed, 49cm wide; 47.5cm high
| Estimate: | £400 - £600 |
| Hammer price: | £2,200 |
Jane Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of “Les Animaliers”, page 185.
This detailed composition is considered one of Fremiet’s finest.
Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021)
Formerly at Dollanstown Stud, owned by her mother Mrs. Etti Plesch,
See Bellmans website for further details:
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zy
Condition report:
The patinated surface is rubbed away overall. Wear and general exposure commensurate with age. One jockey is missing a crop. A white-ish residue in areas and recesses.
Underside with a lacquer- see extra images.
No apparent foundry mark identified.