ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1795-1875)
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1795-1875)

Ratel dénichant des oeufs (Ratel stealing eggs from a nest)

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ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1795-1875)
Ratel dénichant des oeufs (Ratel stealing eggs from a nest)
signed BARYE, on a verde marble plinth
bronze, dark-brown/red patina
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, excluding plinth
Literature
Poletti & Richarme, 2000, no. A13, p. 135
Ballu, 1890, p. 125

Lot Essay

Ratel dénichant des oeufs would appear to be a fairly late work, offered only in Barye's final two catalogues (no. 189, 40 francs). At the Atelier sale, the bronze modèle and its plaster were acquired and the model subsequently edited by Brame.

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