LION DEVOURING HARE BRONZE SCULPTURE BY ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE, 1837, 12x5"

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ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (1795-1875) LION DEVOURING A HARE, LARGE 12 INCH BRONZE, "UN LION DEVORANT UNE BICHE", WITH BEAUTIFUL GREENISH PATINA, SIGNED IN THE SCULPTURE:  "BARYE 1837".
Purchased new in the 1970s and stored in our warehouse since, this is still in the same virtually mint condition as the day we bought it. Barye, a Romantic French sculptor, was THE preeminent Animalier sculptor of the 1800s, and his bronze originals still go for a fortune. This is a beautifully done recast, by Excalibur Bronze Sculpture Factory, in NYC, with a particularly wonderful and delicate greenish patina, of one of his most famous bronzes-- the figure of the lion is still pure Barye!
In addition, we carry several other sculptures by Antoine Louis Barye and others.
We also carry several limited edition sculptures from the Louis Paul Jonas Studio, and have their magnificent 1/10 scale Allosaurus and a life-sized 9ft Deinonychus !
Louis Paul Jonas was a master sculptor, taxidermist and exhibit designer and was the first to work with leading paleontologists to sculpt anatomically correct, incredibly life-like figures, in very dynamic poses.  The smaller ones is cast in resin, and the larger one in fiberglass.  Both limited to very small production runs.
In addition, We also stock a large range of smaller Wildlife (big cats and predatory birds) and Dinosaur figurines, sculptures and models from several different manufacturers, as well as various Fantasy/Sci-Fi toys, models and figurines.
While new to eBay, we've been in business (both retail and wholesale) for over fifty (50) years-- 35 years at the same Lansing, Michigan address-- and have been known for our integrity, honesty, reliability and customer service the whole time.  Feel free to check us out under our oldest business name:  Fairfax Prints Ltd.  Please see our wide and various assortment of other items in our eBay store!