Lot Essay
Cf. S. Pivar, The Barye Bronzes, Suffolk, England, 1974, pp. 45, 220, cat. A169 for another example.
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'AIGLE, LES AILES ÉTENDUES, LE BEC OUVERT', A BRONZE FIGURE
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY
inscribed 'A. L. BARYE' and 'F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur, PARIS FRANCE'--9¼in. (23.5cm.) high, greenish black patina
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY
inscribed 'A. L. BARYE' and 'F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur, PARIS FRANCE'--9¼in. (23.5cm.) high, greenish black patina