Lot 81
  • 81

Antoine-Louis Barye

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Antoine-Louis Barye
  • L' ORDRE PUNISSANT LES PERVERS and LA FORCE PROTÉGEANT LE TRAVAIL
  • each signed BARYE and inscribed F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur. Paris
  • bronze, dark green patina
  • height 19 1/2 in.
  • 49.5 cm

Provenance

James H. HIll, St. Paul, Minnesota
Mary Hill (1916)
Thence by descent (and sold: Christie's, New York, October 12, 1993, lot 122, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale

Literature

Stuart Pivar, The Barye Bronzes, a catalogue raisonné, Suffolk, 1990, nos. F.46 and F.48
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, BARYE, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, nos. F.37 and F.38

Condition

Overall in good original condition and with its original patina. Light scratches to surface consistent with age and handling.
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