Sale 10637
London, South Kensington
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17 February 2015
Price realised
GBP 2,500
Estimate
A FRENCH PATINATED-BRONZE GROUP 'LION AU SERPENT NO. 1' (THE LION AND THE SERPENT) CAST AFTER A MODEL BY ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (1795-1875), LATE 19TH CENTURY The base signed and stamped 'BARYE' 9 in. (23 cm.) high
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