Lot Essay
Cf. S. Pivar, The Barye Bronzes, Suffolk, England, 1974, pp. 44, 210, cat. A156 for another example.
Details
'TAUREAU', A BRONZE FIGURE
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY
inscribed 'BARYE' and 'A. MR DEVILLY. TÉMOIGNAGE de GRATITUDE. LE COURS Des ADULTES. 1867.'--6 7/8in. (16.7cm.) high, rich reddish greenish brown patina with extensive verdigris
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY
inscribed 'BARYE' and 'A. MR DEVILLY. TÉMOIGNAGE de GRATITUDE. LE COURS Des ADULTES. 1867.'--6 7/8in. (16.7cm.) high, rich reddish greenish brown patina with extensive verdigris
Provenance
Nathen Chaikin, Switzerland, 1966