PIERRE-JULES MÈNE (1810–1875) Group of dogs in motion (Louis XV valet), model circa 1870 Bronze cast with a golden-brown patina Signed on the pedestal Antique cast, P.J. Mène workshop, circa 1870 Marked on the plinth ‘Hurdle race, Condom 1877’ 45 x 47 x 24 cm Provenance Estate sale of Mr Holtz, Thonon-les-Bains, 6 December 1998 Private collection Bibliography Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, ‘Pierre-Jules Mène, 1810–1879: catalogue raisonné’, Paris, 2007, model listed under no. F 3 and reproduced on page 30 (ill. 18) Golden brown patinated bronze Signed on the base Ancient cast, P.J. Mène’s workshop, circa 1870 Inscribed on the base ‘Course de haies Condom 1877’ 17 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.