Lot Essay
The numbering of the proof and the stamp signature indicates that the present lot was cast during a brief period (1847-1860) when the srtist was numbering his casts.
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A LADY
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875)
'Flambeau orné de Volubilis, Racines et Pieds de Faunes avec Serpent à la Tiger', A Pair of Bronze Candlesticks
Details
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875)
'Flambeau orné de Volubilis, Racines et Pieds de Faunes avec Serpent à la Tiger', A Pair of Bronze Candlesticks
each inscribed 'BARYE' one stamped '8' under base
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high, brownish green patina
2 (2)
'Flambeau orné de Volubilis, Racines et Pieds de Faunes avec Serpent à la Tiger', A Pair of Bronze Candlesticks
each inscribed 'BARYE' one stamped '8' under base
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high, brownish green patina
2 (2)
Provenance
Bendann, Baltimore, 1914
Literature
S. Pivar, The Barye Bronzes: A Catalogue Raisonné, Suffolk, England, 1974, p. 256, cat. no. D12