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Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Knight on Horseback" by Alfred Barye

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  • “Walter Scott” Bronze Sculpture of Racehorse by Alfred Barye, French
    By Alfred Barye
    Located in Shippensburg, PA
    "WALTER SCOTT: CHEVAL DE'SELLE DE L'EMPEREUR" BY ALFRED BARYE (FRENCH, 1839-82) Patinated bronze, titled to base; signed "Barye Fils" Item # 001ZKK18W Orig...
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    Bronze

  • Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Lion Assis no.2” after Antoine-Louis Barye
    By Antoine-Louis Barye
    Located in Shippensburg, PA
    ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE French, 1796-1875 "Lion Assis no. 2" Patinated bronze Signed in cast "BARYE" Item # 109YHP24E Initially modeled by Barye in 1846 as a commission by Louis-Phillipe for the Tuilleries Gardens at a cost of 10,000 francs, the life-size sculpture sat near to Barye's Lion au Serpent until it was later moved in 1867 to the grand entrance to Pavilion de Flore and a pair was crafted for it using a mechanical technique, a gesture which incensed Barye, as he preferred to sculpt a mate to oppose Lion Assis but the government refused on the basis of the high cost. There are similarities between Lion Assis and Barye's Lion of the July Column, both beasts with notable similarity in the multiple layers of their manes and the quiet repose and powerful presence of the motionless Lion Assis is a natural development over his violent clashing group of Lion au Serpent from thirteen years prior. Version no. 1 was first offered in Barye's 1847 catalogue as no. 99 and due to the popularity of the sculpture it was cast in four different editions with varying dimensions. Lion Assis no. 2 was originally set over two base types: the more rare naturalistic base seen in the present model and the more common molded base (which incidentally also gives that variation some additional height). It was cast posthumously by Auguste Delafontaine, Hector Brame, Colin, Barbedienne and Graech-Marly. The same model and the original plaster and wax are held in the permanent collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (acc. no. 2007.70 & 71). The present model is an early posthumous cast with a richly textured surface and exquisite detail finished in an overall dark brown patina with hints of reddish undertones; the surface is silky and translucent. Artist Listings & Bibliography: *Barye: Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Polleti & Richarme, 2000, p. 182, cat. A57, ill. 143 *The Founders and Editors of the Barye Bronzes, Reinis, 2007, see p. 85-88 for discussion of Delafontaine and their role in casting Lion Assis (fig. 50), see p. 79-80 (fig. 25) for discussion of Ancienne Maison Colin...
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    Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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    Bronze

  • Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Seated Lion No.4”After Antoine-Louis Barye
    By Antoine-Louis Barye
    Located in Shippensburg, PA
    ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE French, 1796-1875 "Lion Assis no. 4" Dark-green patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "BARYE" cast after 1875 Item # 204XDG15S ...
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    Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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    Bronze

  • French Antique Bronze Sculpture"Walking Tiger"by Antoine-Louis Barye, Barbedienn
    By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry
    Located in Shippensburg, PA
    ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE French, 1795-1875 "Tigre Qui Marche" Patinated bronze Signed in base "BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, FRANCE" conceived 1841, cast circa 1880-1900 Item # 110UGP10Q Barye's ability to merge our romantic idealization of nature with a colder reality of nature's predator is beautifully represented in this striding cat. Originally conceived in 1841, Tigre Qui Marche (Walking Tiger...
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    Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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    Marble, Bronze

  • French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Tiger Devouring Gazelle" by Antoine-Louis Barye
    By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry
    Located in Shippensburg, PA
    ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE French, 1795-1875 "Tigre Dévorant une Gazelle (second edition)" Verde and autumnal patinated bronze Signed in cast "BARYE", incised "F. Barbedienne Fondeur" c...
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    Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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    Bronze

  • Rare Bronze Sculpture of “Arab on Camel” by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1880
    By Antoine-Louis Barye
    Located in Shippensburg, PA
    ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE French, 1796-1875 "Dromadaire Monté par un Arabe" Nuanced green and black patinated bronze signed in base "BARYE" cold-stamped foundry marking twice to unders...
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    Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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    Bronze

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  • "Tuant un Sanglier" After Alfred Barye (French, 1839–1882) Bronze, c. 1900
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