ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (1796–1875) Tiger devouring a gavial (second reduction), 1836 model Bronze cast with a dark green patina Signed on the pedestal within the design beneath the tiger’s left flank and dated 1836 (difficult to read) Cast around 1838 8.5 x 27.5 x 10.5 cm Provenance Estate sale of Mr D. Issert, La Grande Combe, 15 February 1998 Private collection Bibliography Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, ‘Barye: catalogue raisonné des sculptures’, Gallimard, Paris, 2000, model listed under no. A 74 (3) and reproduced on page 206 Green-patinated bronze Signed on the base beneath the tiger’s left flank and dated 1836 (barely visible) Ancient cast circa 1838 3 3/8 x 10 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.