Antoine-Louis BARYE (Paris, 1795 - 1875) Tiger devouring a gharial (second reduction) Bronze with shaded brown patina Antique cast, signed and dated 'BARYE 1831' on the terrace Stamped and numbered '18' on the terrace Tiger and gharial, bronze, brown patina, signed and dated, by A.-L. Barye 4.33 x 10.82 x 4.13 in. 11 x 27.5 x 10.5 cm Bibliography: related : Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye, catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, model referenced under no. A 74 (3), p. 206 Antoine-Louis BARYE (Paris, 1795 - 1875) 11 x 27.5 x 10.5 cm