Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Redo The drop front is lavishly

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

The interior of the cabinet is lined with the original blue velvet

Hall was the most important equestrian artist of his day and in particular of race horses

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 The drop front is lavishlyA 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