Charming hot cast bronze figure depicting two hares'boxing'. Finished on a solid block of polished marble this piece overall measures 25cm high. The bronze is lovely quality and has a nice rich patina, base is signed by the artist NICK. Please note as the marble is a natural product no two pieces are identical & so the one you receive may differ ever so slightly from the photo shown. Pair of Bronze Hares / Rabbits Boxing on Solid Marble Base - Signed.
Finished on a solid block of polished marble this piece overall measures 24cm high. Normally a shy animal, the European brown hare changes its behaviour in spring, when hares can be seen in broad daylight chasing one another around meadows; this appears to be competition between males to attain dominance (and hence more access to breeding females). During this spring frenzy, hares can be seen "boxing"; one hare striking another with its paws (probably the origin of the term "mad as a March hare"). For a long time it had been thought that this was inter-male competition, but closer observation has revealed that it is usually a female hitting a male to prevent copulation.
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