Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Redo A good antique Palissy Ware

A good antique Palissy Ware style Portuguese majolica wall plate

He showed frequently with the Richie Hendriks Gallery and later the David Hendriks Gallery

the base with four graduated drawers with the original Rococo brass hardware

The drop front is lavishly carved with a Bacchanalian scene of cherubs with a lion cub

His friends mourned him and others said that he was a gifted painter of Cauchoise (Normandy) painting

Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Redo A good antique Palissy WareA good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine Louis Barye, circa 1870. The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head held up with a gaping jaw and one paw lifted and ready for action, the bear stands on a rocky outcrop and is raised on a black & white viened marble plinth. The bronze is cast by the lost wax method or "Cire Perdue" in French, the statue has a rich mellow patina and is