Closeout Sale! Vintage Bronze rare Charles Valton (1851-1918) Statue. This piece is in great shape - there are two small chips on base.

Selling this Rare Charles Valton Bronze statue of a man smoking a cigar and holding a cane. Charles Valton was a French sculptor known for his works created in the animalier style, a 19th-century movement which depicted animals in active poses with realistic anatomy. He produced numerous small-scale models of African and Indian wildlife, including lions, tigers, jaguars, camels, and elephants, often using granite or white marble as the base for the bronze casts around the animal to depict stone or snow. Born on January 26, 1851 in Pau, France, Valton grew up in the French capitol and spent much of his time at the Jardin des Plantes botanical garden. He also studied with two artists who served as the directors of the Parisian zoological garden. Valton’s work was exhibited regularly in the Paris Salons between 1868 and 1914, and the artist died in 1918 in Paris, France.

This piece is signed by the artist and is estimated to have been made between 1900 and 1909. It is very heavy and sits on a marble slab which does have some chips as shown in the photos. We ship via USPS or Fedex within three business days of purchase. This item measures 16 1/2 inches tall by 6 1/4 inches wide and weighs 16 pounds and 10 ounces without packaging. We package these items very carefully by double boxing them with the outer box being a heavy duty shipping box. Inside they are wrapped in acid free paper to ensure no color reaction with any of the interior packaging materials. This item will ship fully insured.

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