Lot Essay
Cerf axis was first offered in Barye's 1857-8 catalogue and lifetime casts are seen infrequently. After 1876, the model was edited by Barbedienne.
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Cerf Axis (Axis deer)
Details
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1795-1875)
Cerf Axis (Axis deer)
signed BARYE, on a griotte marble plinth, the underside with paper inventory label numbered in red ink 1990
bronze, red/dark-brown patina
6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm.) high, excluding plinth
Cerf Axis (Axis deer)
signed BARYE, on a griotte marble plinth, the underside with paper inventory label numbered in red ink 1990
bronze, red/dark-brown patina
6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm.) high, excluding plinth
Literature
Poletti & Richarme, 2000, no. A165, p. 308