AFTER ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (1795 - 1875) Lion with snake n°2. Signed on the front "Barye" and on the back in cursive the publisher's mark "Dt Delesalle". Cast in reduction during the artist's lifetime. of the artist. Height: 16 cm - Width: 20.5 cm Depth: 10.2 cm (uniform wear) From 1862 to 1874, Delesalle was one of Barye's one of Barye's depository founders. In this capacity, he held the rights to some of Barye's bronzes, including the one which is the only known example of this model known example of this model produced by by him. Our extremely rare bronze is a precious discovery. BIBLIOGRAPHY - Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye, catalogue raisonné raisonné des sculptures", Paris, 2000, p. 177, model number A53.