Live Auction 5936The Country House Sale - Property of the 14th Earl of Kintore & The Collection of the Late Bernard Lyons, C.B.E.
A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODELS OF LIONS
Lot 134

A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODELS OF LIONS

AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Closed18 March 2009

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GBP 2,750

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODELS OF LIONS
AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Set on black and white marble plinths
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high; 8¼ in, (21 cm.) long (2)

Specialist note

These lions are based on those carved by Antonio Canova for the base of the tomb of Pope Clement XIII, unveiled in 1792.