Sculptor - Alfred Barye
Title - Pointer
Sand Cast Bronze
Atelier Antoine Louis Barye
Circa 1865
7 1/2" height by 5" length
(19 cm by 12.7 cm)
A rare model of a seated Pointer carrying a Pheasant by Barye's son. Alfred Barye was a talented sculptor and this is a finely crafted and cast bronze of a hunting dog retrieving game. Most bronzes of dogs are of male dog but this one is a female dog. Alfred Barye also did a female bulldog with rats she had killed. This bronze is finished with a rich red brown patina.
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