Antique French Animalier Bronze Sculpture, Marble Plinth, Signed J. Moigniez (1835-1894) serving flatware so we know it was

so we know it was Emile Bondonneau

Just in from France and as stunning as can be

magnificent figural scene

The Prussian/Russian or Germanic 1700s portraits I have had all seem to be in a frame with a 1/16" space around the miniature

and more likely the type made as a Grand Tour souvenir

Antique French Animalier Bronze Sculpture, Marble Plinth, Signed J. Moigniez (1835-1894) serving flatware so we know it wasSculptor: Jules Moigniez (1835 1894), French Animalier era snip in flight. 8. 5" tall. Plinth is 8. 5" x 5. 25" oval, 1" in height. Heavy solid cast. Jules Moigniez was a French animalier sculptor who worked during the 19th century. His output was primarily cast in bronze and he frequently exhibited his sculptures at the Paris Salon. Exhibited in many museum collections and top private collections, Moigniez is considered one of the very finest