Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Lion with snake... Lot 34

Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Lion with snake n°3 (sketch) Model created in 1832, cast by the Barye workshop between 1845 and 1855 Bronze with brown patina Signed " BARYE " and stamped " BARYE H. 13 x 17.5 x 11.4 cm Related work : Antoine-Louis Barye, Lion with a snake with its paw raised, 1832, bronze, H. 12 x L. 17.3 x 10.5 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. 5740. Related literature: Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed as A 54, p. 178.