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343 - Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796–1875) Lion devouring a wild boar A…
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796–1875) Lion devouring a wild boar AN OLD EDITION BRONZE WITH A BROWN PATINA Signed on the rock, beneath the wild boar’s hindquarters Terrace with profile This model is similar to the ‘Lion Just Pouncing on a Wild Boar’ created by the artist as part of the table centrepiece for the Duke of Orléans. 18.5 x 28 x 14.4 cm (slight wear to the patina) Bibliography: Michel POLETTI, Alain RICHARME, Barye, Catalogue raisonné de sculptures, Gallimard, 2000, no. A49, pl. 131, p. 171. Provenance: Acquired in the late 19th century in Oran by Pierre Cyprien Darricarrère, a military doctor, and subsequently passed down through the family.
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Auction time 07/08/2026 at 10:00 AM
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