Antoine-Louis Barye
Perfume Burner Ornamented with Three Small Figures
1856
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Antoine-Louis Barye
Perfume Burner Ornamented with Three Small Figures
1856
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 4-1/2 H x 2-1/8 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.110
Perfume burner with a round bowl with a cover (with finial), and three handles ornamented with a decorative pattern. The bowl rests on three small winged chimera-like figures, each with the head, back legs, and tail of a lion sitting upright on their rear legs. Base: a plain bronze cruciform design that is an integral part of the piece.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909; MICA, Baltimore, 1910
Not in Pivar. Similar looking chimeras in Pivar D 4, p. 252
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 378 p. 370.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 184.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 378 p. 370.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 184.
