Late C19th Patinated Bronze Lion and Serpent after Antoine-Louis Barye

A fine late 19th Century patinated bronze featuring lion and serpent after Antoine-Louis Barye 1796-1875.

The original plaster model was created in 1832 and is housed at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon. The original bronze cast was produced in 1835 and is located within the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The sculpture features a lion confronting and crushing a serpent. Widely viewed as a metaphor for King Louis-Philippe's rise to power in 1830 and the establishment of order after the Revolution.

This crisply cast example is in excellent condition and comes mounted on a bespoke made plinth. 

H:  23cm (including plinth base)

W: 33cm (width of plinth base)

D: 15.5cm (depth of plinth base)

Ref: DB808