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Auction: 26063 - Where History Meets Passion - SPINK x BUDDS Live Auction
Lot: 21

Alfred Barye ‘Le Fils’ (1839-1882) JEU DE PAUME PLAYER, signed BARYE, bronze, Jeu de Paume player holding long-handled racquet and a cat-like animal, with a ball at his feet on circular plinth base, 29cm. Alfred Barye 'Le Fils', was a sculptor of the Belle Époque and pupil of his father the artist Antoine-Louis Barye. He lived and worked in Paris and was particularly noted for his animal bronzes, signing his works ‘Fils’ to differentiate himself from his father. Jeu de Paume was a ball and court game originating in France and an indoor precursor of tennis. Played in its infancy without racquets, which were eventually introduced, it is a former Olympic sport, now known as real tennis, court tennis or courte paume.

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£240