Antoine-Louis BARYE (1795–1875). Tiger Devouring a Gharial. Bronze with a medal patina (oxidation), signed and dated “BARYE 1836” and stamped on the base. Bears the number D262 in ink on the inside … Height: 11 cm - Width: 27.5 cm - Depth: 10.5 cm Model created in 1836; cast between 1838 and 1850. Provenance: - former collection of Léon Campagnola (1875–1955), tenor at the Paris Opera around 1919–1920; - private collection passed down through the family, Bièvre Valley; - private collection in Paris. Related work: -Antoine-Louis Barye, Tiger Devouring a Gavial, 1832, bronze, lost-wax casting, H. 39 x W. 105 x D. 40 cm, Paris, Louvre Museum, inv. R.F. 2991. Related bibliography: -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, *Barye: The Catalog Raisonné of Sculptures*, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under no. A 74 (3), p. 206. Appraisal conducted by Mr. Cédric HENON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr