Antique Vienna Bronze Cold Painted Upright Hare with Red Eyes splatter decorated and texture

and texture

I purchased this from a favorite treasure-trove of a shop in Vermont

Taller: 2 5/8

Glare caught in some photos

but I find it super beautiful just as it is—and I find old trunks very evocative things--imagine where this has been and all it has held

Antique Vienna Bronze Cold Painted Upright Hare with Red Eyes splatter decorated and textureI've never paid much attention to Vienna cast bronze animals, but how could I not pay attention to this hare when he jumped into view? Quite heavy and substantial; he'll still be hopping around long after we are all gone. C. 1900 I believe, with a perfect patina to my taste, much of his cold painted gold worn away, but enough remaining to make him glimmer and feel like a precious old gilded thing. Terrific posture, with wonderfully tall ears, and fine