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    Sale 2560

    FURNITURE, CLOCKS, CERAMICS, SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART

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    25 September 2002

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    • A patinated bronze group of a
    Lot 571

    A patinated bronze group of a peasant girl 'L'eleveuse des poules'

    CAST AFTER THE MODEL BY ALFRED BARYE (1839-1882), FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    EUR 5,975

    Estimate

    EUR 5,000 - EUR 7,000

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    A patinated bronze group of a peasant girl 'L'eleveuse des poules'
    Cast after the model by Alfred Barye (1839-1882), French, late 19th Century
    On a seperately cast naturalistic base with stepped moulded plinth inscribed Alf. Barye
    80cm. high

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    Lot Essay

    A virtually identical group was sold at De Vuyst, Belgium, 9 December 1995, lot 406.

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