ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1796-1875)

Considered among richly decorated of Barye's candelabra models, the present design was perhaps ahead of its time in the mid-19th century and even evokes the later Art Nouveay movement which would have embraced and even championed the model for its fluid plant forms (see Poletti & Richarme, Barye: Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, 2000, p. 377). Despite being available from the Association Martin-Barye from 1845, it is estimated that 15 life-time examples of the model were produced until Barye's death in 1875. The model was acquired Maison Brame at Barye's atelier sale in 1876 who continued to cast the work until 1900.