Live Auction 5988Christie's Interiors - Style and Spirit
A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A HORSE ENTITLED 'CHEVAL PERCHERON'
Lot 417

A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A HORSE ENTITLED 'CHEVAL PERCHERON'

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

Closed28 September 2010

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GBP 2,250

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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A HORSE ENTITLED 'CHEVAL PERCHERON'
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (1795-1875)
Cast signature to the base 'BARYE' and with 'THIEBAUT FRERES FONDEUR PARIS' roundel stamp
8 in. (20.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

Cheval Percheron recalls the romantic spirit of Barye's celebrated Cheval Turc of the 1840s. After 1876, the model was edited by Thiebaut Freres, both in its original size and in a version double the size.