27th May, 2021 9:30
Antoine Louis Barye (1796 - 1875) French, 'Thésée combattant le Centaure Biénor' [Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor], a fine and large green-patinated bronze study, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, the Classical figure group depicting a dynamic representation of an incident from the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs, described in Book XII of Ovid's Metamorphoses, impressed number '43' to the base interior, inscribed 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur' to rear, and 'A L Barye' to the front, 55 cm high x 49 cm x 15 cm.
Provenance: From a deceased Maidenhead estate. No written provenance present.
Sold for £2,900
Condition Report
No apparent damage or repair, light surface marks evident in places, with rubbing to the shoulder of the Theseus figure. No marble base.
Antoine Louis Barye (1796 - 1875) French, 'Thésée combattant le Centaure Biénor' [Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor], a fine and large green-patinated bronze study, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, the Classical figure group depicting a dynamic representation of an incident from the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs, described in Book XII of Ovid's Metamorphoses, impressed number '43' to the base interior, inscribed 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur' to rear, and 'A L Barye' to the front, 55 cm high x 49 cm x 15 cm.
