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Magnificent and very rare Bronze charging bull by Isadore Bonheur.
Isidore Bonheur
A large and impressive bronze by Isadore Bonheur of a charging bull. A very rare model by one of the most highly acclaimes animal sculptors of the 19th century.
This model was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865 along with a companion piece and were initially ordered for the Sultans Palace in Constantinople. The charging bull is a rarer model than its companion standing bull.
Rich brown patination displaying a wealth of fine detail where every single area has been painstakingly incised to accurately portray the texture of the hide.
Signed to the base. 13.5 inches by 24 inches
Magnificent and very rare Bronze charging bull by Isadore Bonheur.
