A Pair of French Bronze Urns by Pierre Jules Mêne (1810-1879)

Inscribed and dated 1849, with dark brown patina, each with removable gilt metal liner, the bodies featuring animal hunt scenes, raised on a naturalist base of foliage, the standards with birds and lizards, and the domed covers featuring hunting trophies - one with a hooded hawk finial and the other featuring an ibis.

15.5 in.

Helen S. Martin Antiques, Charleston, South Carolina

Some wear to liners.

$2,000 - 4,000