Lot Essay
This bronze model has flat plates of bronze riveted to the underside and heavy plugs attaching the figure to the base, which is particularly finely worked.
Details
ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (French, 1796-1875)
'Buffle', A Bronze Model of a Water Buffalo
inscribed 'Barye', stamped underneath 'NO 603', paper label '20.241'
6 1/8in. (15.6cm.) high, on marble base, reddish brown patina
'Buffle', A Bronze Model of a Water Buffalo
inscribed 'Barye', stamped underneath 'NO 603', paper label '20.241'
6 1/8in. (15.6cm.) high, on marble base, reddish brown patina
Provenance
Barye Atelier sale, (Catalogue des Oeuvres de fue Barye...); Hotel Drouot, Paris, February 7-12, 1876, lot 603