Bronze Lion With Serpent Signed Barye, Old Cast Iron

Lion au serpent n ° 1 second version, beautiful lost wax casting late 19th signed Barye on the terrace (Antoine-Louis Barye 1795-1875), with a rich dark patina with green and brown reflections. The first editions of the lion with the serpent n ° 1 date from 1838, the second version from 1845; They are differentiated by a profiled terrace and the signature at the rear of the lion in the second version. (see page 175 of the Poletti and Rcharme catalog raisonné).