Lot Essay
Dating from around 1838, this fine épreuve d'artiste by the fondeur, De Braux d'Englure, is probably one of the earliest casts of the model.
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Gazelle d'Éthiopie (Gazelle of Ethiopia)
Details
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1795-1875)
Gazelle d'Éthiopie (Gazelle of Ethiopia)
signed and dated BARYE 1837, the back edge inscribed DE BRAUX FT 6 , the front edge inscribed GAZELLE D'ETHIOPIE, the underside with traces of red wax, on a griotte marble plinth
bronze, dark-brown patina
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high, excluding plinth
Gazelle d'Éthiopie (Gazelle of Ethiopia)
signed and dated BARYE 1837, the back edge inscribed DE BRAUX F
bronze, dark-brown patina
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high, excluding plinth
Literature
Poletti & Richarme, 2000, no. A172, p. 317