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French Carved Alabaster Animalier Group: Panther Attacking an Ostrich - A French Carved Alabaster Animalier Group, 19th Century. Depicting a panther attacking an ostrich. Raised on an oval molded plinth base, with incised signature to reverse. Dimensions: Height overall 17 3/4in; width 16in; depth 10in. Provenance: Property from a Bucks County, Pennsylvania Collection. Condition: General marks, wear, nicks, abrasions, surface scratches and several old breaks and repairs throughout. There is an old repair to the panther's tail and the head/neck of ostrich. And some repair to the rock form base of group. There are three small plugged holes to the reverse of the oval molded base.