Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sculpture Below are two shelves supported

Below are two shelves supported by turned supports

by the Celebrated Chinese Artist Hu Shanyu (1909-1993)

The sculpture is finely modeled representing the Goddess of Plenty holding a cornucopia of fruit

the lacquer work also in good condition

Baer was born in Chicago and early in his career he was based in Germany

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight Circa 1900 Sculpture Below are two shelves supportedA very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, made from solid cast bronze by the lost wax method (Cire Perdue) and depicting a recumbent greyhound with crossed legs, resting on a dark variegated marble plinth. The bronze having a rich patina, both the bronze and marble plinth are in very good condition.