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Antiquarian Marble -Effect, Walking White Lion
The white lion, roaring and striding forwards.
On a plinth decorated with greek key ornament.
White marble effect resin.
After the antique, in bronze by Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris) Walking Lion (Le lion qui marche) Metropolitan Museum New York No X.420, dimensions 8 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 15 5/8 in. (22.2 × 11.4 × 39.7 cm)
Antoine-Louis Barye cast the first example of Lion qui marche circa 1840 (M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye, fig. A 61, p. 187). Although over 100 épreuves of were cast during the sculptor's lifetime, the popularity of the models and proliferation of casts can be credited directly to the foundry Barbedienne, who edited both, numerously and in large quantities, from Barye's death, right up to the Second World War.
Antoine-Louis Barye’s lifelike depictions of wild animals made him the most famous animal sculptor of the nineteenth century, he was known as an ‘animalier’.
Given the lion's associations with power and strength it is befitting that Barye cemented his reputation with his depeiction of ‘Un lion assis’ (‘Seated Lion’), dated 1847 (porte des Lions, Louvre Paris). Bayre had sculpted lions before this date and returned to the subject with many variations after, reworking models of walking lions under the titles ‘Lion qui marche’ and ‘Lion marchant’. Examples of which are recorded in all major museum collections including the Louvre and the MET.
WHITE LIONS
They are as rare as they are beautiful – stunning white lions, whose ancestral home is the Timbavati Region in the Greater Kruger area of South Africa. They are synonymous with the area, with the name Timbavati coming from the ancient XiTsonga language, meaning “the place where star-lions came down”.
White lions have a special place in African folklore and history, with legends telling that they were “children of the Sun God” and were “sent to earth as gifts”. Over 400 years ago, they were said to have been seen during the reign of Queen Numbi. They are considered to be “the most sacred animal on the African continent”, according to the Sepedi and Tsonga communities. They are known as symbols of leadership, pride, and royalty in some African countries, including Kenya and Botswana.
White lions have an ethereal quality to them, with dreamy-looking eyes, and a purity that seems angelic. They appear in various types of popular culture, including books, movies, paintings, and the cartoon character “Kimba the White Lion”, and are used in brand names and advertising.
There are only four white lions in the wild – a male in the Kruger National Park, a young male and related female of Timbavati’s mighty Birmingham Pride, and a newly-spotted cub, also in the Timbavati. That cub is so new that reports of its presence are only just beginning to come from safari guides in the area.
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- Dimensions:Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
- Style:Baroque (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:BUNGAY, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3867322315302
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