Paul Comoléra hunting trophy of a lapwing, late 19th–early 20th century,
 
 
 
A finely chiseled antler sculpture forming a hunting trophy, depicting a lapwing, by the animal sculptor Paul Comoléra, mounted on a wooden medallion, dating from the late 19th–early 20th century. 
 
 
 
Paul Comoléra, born in Paris on June 3, 1813, and died in Paris on November 9, 1890, was a French animal sculptor.
 

 
Paul Comoléra, born in Paris on June 3, 1813, and died in Paris on November 9, 1890, was a French animal sculptor.
 
 
 
Alexandre Paul Comoléra, known as Paul Comoléra, was the son of Alexandre Paul Jules Comoléra (1783–1861) and Marie Marguerite Nicole Terzi (1785–1861). His father, known as Lera, enlisted voluntarily in the army, arriving on 28 Brumaire Year XI in the 25th Half-Brigade of Line Infantry, 6 Floréal Year XI–25 Messidor Year XII [April 26, 1803–July 14, 1804], and rose to the rank of corporal. Discharged due to injury in 1807, he ran a cardboard goods shop on Rue de Tracy in Paris and owned a property in Ménilmontant, Paris’s 20th arrondissement, where Paul was born in June 1813.
 
Comoléra was a student of François RUDE. He made his debut at the Salon in 1847 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 student Jules MOIGNIEZ, his art is detailed and anatomically precise.
 
 
 
Dimensions: Height 45 cm, width 34 cm.
 
 
 
Price: 490 Euros.
 
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