Sale 12187
New York
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10 October 2016
PROPERTY FROM THE NEWARK MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
Price realised
USD 5,000
Estimate
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1795-1875) Lion au serpent (Lion des Tuileries) signed BARYE, the underside with accession number F14.763 in red ink bronze, dark green patina 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high, 10 ¾ in. (27.5 cm.) wide Circa 1880.
Provenance
Gift of Sarah W. Downer.
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