Live Auction 5362Christie's Interiors
A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF A TIGER AND A GAVIAL
Lot 375

A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF A TIGER AND A GAVIAL

AFTER ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (1795-1875), LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed12 August 2008

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GBP 1,125

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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF A TIGER AND A GAVIAL
AFTER Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), late 19th Century
Set on an oval naturalistic base
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high; 10¾ in. (27.4 cm.) long

Specialist note

First exhibited in 1831 and listed in Barye's 1847 catalogue, the model is illustrated in Jane Horswell, Les Animaliers, p.66.