$4,444
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) Lion de la colonne de Juillet (projet) [The Lion from the July Column (Project)] Inscribed "BAYRE" on the base l. r. Bronze bas-relief with black patina, 9 1/16 x 19 9/16 x 2 1/8 in. (23.1 x 49.6 x 5.5 cm) Condition: Dust and dirt to interstices. N.B. The dimensions are a slight reduction of the premier edition as noted in Poletti. Literature: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye: Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures (Gallimard, 2000), no. A217, p. 356.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-09-07