Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) Lion et Serpent No. 1

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Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875)

Lion et Serpent No. 1 [Lion and Serpent No. 1] / 2e version
Signed "BARYE" within the cast on rear, stamped "679" twice and "776" once on the
underside.
Bronze with green patina, 9 3/4 x 13 3/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.8 x 34.0 x 17.5 cm).
Condition: Dust to interstices, bend to snake's tongue.

Literature: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye: Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures (Gallimard, 2000),no. A52, pp. 175-6.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

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