Lot 126
  • 126

Antoine-Louis Barye

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Antoine-Louis Barye
  • Deux jeunes lions
  • bronze, green-brown patina
    Signed BARYE and numbered 018
  • 19 x 17 cm; 7 1/2  in. x 6 5/8  in.

Literature

Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, p. 161, n. A 41.

Condition

Overall the bronze is in very good condition with minor surface dirt, particularly in the crevices, and wear to the patina at the high points, consistent with age and handling.
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