Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Jaguar devouring... Lot 35

Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Jaguar devouring a crocodile Cast by the Barye workshop between 1857 and 1875 Bronze with a shaded brown-green patina Signed " BARYE " on the terrace H. 8.5 cm, terrace 23.2 x 9.1 cm Related work : -Antoine-Louis Barye, Jaguar holding a caiman, bronze, H. 8 x L. 24.3 x 9 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. OA 5756. Related literature: -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed as A 98, p. 238.