Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) Lion de la colonne de Juillet (projet)

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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.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

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