Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . 272—(80) Rabbit with Ears Dowx Dark brown patina. Crouching in the covert, the rabbit is lis-tening to some sound of fox or dog or man, and calculating thedistance from his burrow in case of need. When in this positionbunny is almost invisible among the old signature on the base, Baiive. Height, 1/?. inches; length. 3 inchii 273—(77) Seated Hare Miniature bronze. Modern. Antique greenpatina. The hare lives chiefly in the openfields, and depends for its s
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . 272—(80) Rabbit with Ears Dowx Dark brown patina. Crouching in the covert, the rabbit is lis-tening to some sound of fox or dog or man, and calculating thedistance from his burrow in case of need. When in this positionbunny is almost invisible among the old signature on the base, Baiive. Height, 1/?. inches; length. 3 inchii 273—(77) Seated Hare Miniature bronze. Modern. Antique greenpatina. The hare lives chiefly in the openfields, and depends for its safety on eternal vigi-lance. Its great spoon-shaped ears catch everysound. A paper-weight like the precedingpieces, this little bronze lias all the chief traitsof the beast. Incised signatures of Bahye and Babjbedeekne. Height, :i 274—(82) Stork ox 13a<k of Tortoise Miniature bronze. Antique green patina. Paper-weight inwhich Barye has for once taken an idea from the Orient—storkand tortoise, both symbols of longevity, one representing the air,the other water. In Europe the stork usually denotes the home,and is supposed, when it builds on houses, to ward off the light-ning. A charming and graceful little group, showing the deli-cacy of Limb obtained by the melted wax process. Impressed .signature. Bahye. Height, :i inches. 75—(86) Chimera Bronze. Brown patina. A combination in the Etruscan styleof lynx and bat—the animal famous in antiquity for sharpnessof sight and the winged creature that haunts the dusk. Baryehad no precedent for this particular mingling of the two animals;it is original with him, and forms a striking object suggestive ofthe odd figures carved by the old French stoneworkers on Gothicchurches. /nrisi (I signal an an hasi . BARYE. Height, 1;, inches.
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