Auguste-Nicolas CAIN (1821-1894). Vulture on a sphinx head. Bronze with brown patina. Model presented at the Salon of 1863. Signed "A.CAIN" on the left edge of the terrace. Height Height : 50 cm Related work : - Auguste-Nicolas CAIN, Vautour sur une tête de sphinx, 1864, bronze group, cast by Barbedienne, On the right side of the terrace: A CAIN, on the left side: F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR / PARIS 1864, H. 165 cm, Paris, Musée d'Orsay, inv. no. RF 3908. Expert : Cabinet LACROIX & JEANNEST, Sculpture & Collection