Help trying to find out about these pair

[Lawgirl]

Hi all

I am trying to do a bit of research on a pair of (what i first thought were pewter) greyhounds/whippets.

From what i have gleamed so far is they could possibly be french & from the artist Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875). However i am not getting my hopes up.

Just wondering does anybody know what they are?

They need cleaning & have no bases they looked like they have been removed. I think that they are either Pewter, Spelter or possibly bronze. There is a slight scratch on them & it shows a silver colour, yet i can also see a bronze colour on them. As you can probably tell i am totally confused.

Unfortunately i can see no markings on them

Hopefully you may have some ideas

Many thanks

Amanda

[nordicoxxx]

Arthur Waagen (1833-1898). Bronze Sculpture Whippet with Hare.

Nineteenth-century German sculptor, born in what is now Lithuania. He began his artistic career in Paris, where he exhibited from 1869. There, he became fascinated by oriental themes, which he frequently depicted. He often sculpted realistic groups depicting members of the African Kabyle and Berber tribes. He worked primarily in bronze. His sculptures are found in museums in New York, England (Sheffield), and numerous private collections.