PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURE OF "SPANIEL WITH HIS CATCH" BY ALEXANDER PHIMISTER PROCTOR (CANADIAN/AMERICAN, 1860-1950)
Signed "A.P. Proctor 94'", faint inscription "Copy Rt 94" on edge; crisp incised "Roman Bronze Works N.Y." along extreme edge of base
Item # 912MBP09P 

A sensitive circa 1894 sculpture of "Spaniel with his Catch", this model was cast by Roman Bronze Works in New York. An inordinately well cast model, the surface is delightfully textured with streaks of the dog's hair captured within the casting - while some of the hair is perfectly chiseled and incised into the surface as part of the foundry finishing process, the majority of texture and modeling in the body and base is fully captured in the bronze from the model. The work is finished in a medium brown chemical patination with hints of reds and blacks in the complex surface. It remains in impeccable original condition throughout.

Museum Holdings:

• Brooklyn Museum of Art, acc. no. 12.899, "Setter", 7 1/2" H, foundry mark of JNO WILLIAMS

Public sale of similar examples:

• Christies, New York, Sale 1308, December 2-3 2003, lot 72, "Spaniel with his Catch", 7 3/4" H, no foundry mark noted, achieved $ 5019 USD
• Skinner, Boston, October 11 2014, lot 414, "Dog with a Bone", 7 5/8" H, no foundry mark noted, achieved $ 5228 USD

Measurements: 8 1/16" W x 4 7/8" D (base) x 7 5/8" H

Condition Report:
Light rubbing to patina along the back. Overall excellent original condition.