Lion Qui Marche & Tigre qui Marche
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Lion qui Marche and Tigre qui Marche, a coupled pair of patinated bronze studies of a walking lion and tiger, set over integral naturalistic plinths. Numbered 44 to underside.
Signed Barye, inscribed F Barbedienne fondeur
Artist: Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Literature: Christopher Payne, Animals in Bronze p.134 illustrations c30/31
Dimensions: Lion H 23cm, L 39.5cm, D 10cm, Tiger H 21.5cm, L 40cm, D 10cm
Origin: French
Date: circa 1870
Item No: 1306183