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Joseph Raymond Paul Gayrard (French, 1807–1855) SIX TOURS (THE MONKEY STEEPLECHASE) $5,000. – $7,000. Bronze, 8 3⁄4” x 9” Signed, inscribed ‘Boyer’ $5,000. – 7,000. Led by the works of Joseph Raymond Paul Gayrard and Christophe Fratin, bronzes depicting animals in human situations were a popular subject in the mid-19th century. First studying under his father, Raymond, Gayrard began exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1827 and continued to do so until 1855. A notable bust sculptor who was popular among French high society, he became a noted animal sculptor, creating most of these works during 1846-48. Gayrard won a second-class medal at the Salon of 1834 and a first-class medal at the Salon of 1846. One of the editions of the work offered here was exhibited at the Salon of 1846.

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November 17, 2019 4:00 PM EST
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