Pair of sculptures in spelter forming hunting trophies, representing a woodcock and a teal, after the animal sculptor Paul Comoléra *, on their wooden medallion support, from the 19th century.
These sculptures are in good condition.
A note: slot on a wooden support, some dirt and wear of time.
is a French animal sculptor. Paul Comoléra is a pupil of François Rude. He began at the Salon in 1846 and exhibited there regularly until his death. Known for his realistic sculptures of farm animals and birds, devoid of the romantic style of his famous pupil Jules Moigniez, his art is detailed and anatomically precise.