Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Recently Added The urn and pedestal are

The urn and pedestal are in two sections with a circular urn of monumental size standing on a square plinth

An Industrial draft test made of molded-pressed glass

The sacophagus shaped cellarette having a band of carved eplipital decoration to the top and a gadrooned edge to the hinged lid

Bucciarelli after graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome

Phoenix Art Museum

Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Recently Added The urn and pedestal areA 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