Barry Davies

Lion

2016

Lion is a limited edition bronze sculpture.

Graceful even when standing still the Bronze Lion with Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax casting methods the Bull Lion statue is created i...

Alfred Barye (1839-1882) "Lion and Antelope" Bronze Approx. 7.5H x 9W x 4D inches Signed "BARYE.ALF" and Inscribed under base "NO. 23 LION AND ANTELOPE" The son of a goldsmith, Parisian born Antoine-Louis Bayre was a sculptor of animal subjects and acclaimed, not only for his apparent skill, but as the founder of what became known as the French Animaliers School. Among his patrons were representatives of the state government and royalty including the Duke of Orleans and the Dukes of Luynes, Montpensier and Nemours. Well compensated financially, he was able to buy the best of materials and hire the country's most skilled foundry craftsmen. The foundry he hired was owned by Ferdinand Barbedienne, and casts from this period were stamped with the letters, FB. However, he did not make a lot of money from his work because he was such a perfectionist that often he would not sell his work because he thought it was not 'quite right'. In 1848, he declared bankruptcy, and his molds and plaster casts were sold along with the copyrights. Bayre's specialty was aroused, angry seeming wild game such as lions and tigers and elephants, but he also did equestrian groups and mythology figures. In order to do realistic depictions of animal anatomy, he spent much time at the Jardin de Plantes in Paris. His early training was as an apprentice to a metal engraver, but being drafted in the army in 1812, ended that education. In 1832, he had established his own studio, and unique at that time was his method of cold stamping his bronze casts, so that each one had a special number. He had his first entry, The Milo of Croton...

Provenance: The artist; thence by descent to his granddaughter: Rhoda Knight Kalt; from whom acquired by: Private Collection, Pennsylvania, 1995–2025. Literature: Richard Milner, Ch...

A monumental brass Italian tiger sculpture executed in cast brass and hand-finished with chased detailed. The tiger is depicted mid-stride with open mouth and expressive musculature,...

A fine quality, twentieth-century bronze model of a roaring lioness by Alberic Collin (Belgian 1886-1962). Prior to casting by the Valsuani foundry it w...

Charming 18th century carved and painted lion in repose, having full mane and growling expression. Wonderful naive quality and retaining original paint decoration.

G R Neale Oil on Canvas, Signed and dated ‘1933’ lower right Image Size: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches ( 34.3 x 24.1 cm) Hand made ebonised and gilded frame Accentuated by the works golden tones, the painting is a duality of strength and stillness. Explored through the compositions stoic stone lion; angled to gaze just out of frame; in contrast with the draped ochre curtain of the piece’s background. Reeves and Sons...

Edouard Delabrièrre (1829 - 1912) Lion marchant Bronze à patine verte H. : 14 cm ; L. : 20,2 cm ; P. : 8 cm Signé « E. DELABRIERRE » sur la terrasse Épreuve de fonte ancienne É...

Edition #32/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar. Signed on bronze sculpture.