Antoine-Louise Barye (1796-1875), "Lévrier couché" [Reclining greyhound], bronze, signed Barye within the sculpture, further struck mark "BARYE", circa 1840s, 26 cm, with 1990 invoice from The Sladmore Gallery, London. [See Pivar, "The Barye Bronzes. A Catalogue Raisonne", pages 52 and 122; also Walters Art Museum ]