Monumental French Figurative Bronze Statue 'Au Loup' Shepherd Dog Sheep Hunting by Louis-Auguste Hiolin, 1874 Mid-Century Modern most likely by Phillippe-Joseph Brocard

most likely by Phillippe-Joseph Brocard (1831-1896)

Possibly made by Cantagalli workshop or another European pottery as an exhibition piece

Ohio boasts more than 80 examples of public

the cabinet is raised on tall carved lion's paw feet

the clock raised on engraved cabriole feet

Monumental French Figurative Bronze Statue 'Au Loup' Shepherd Dog Sheep Hunting by Louis-Auguste Hiolin, 1874 Mid-Century Modern most likely by Phillippe-Joseph BrocardAn impressive and monumental French antique figurative group bronze statue, titled 'Au Loop, by Louis Auguste Hiolin (1846 1910), Beaux Arts period, Paris 1874. This very finely sculpted and patinated figural bronze statue, Au Loup (Chase the Wolf) depicts a young shepherd and his dog who, after discovering their fallen lamb, are in pursuit of the unseen wolf responsible for its demise. At the young shepherd's feet lies the body of a sheep from his