Live Auction 6097Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit
A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MODELS OF RECUMBENT LIONS
Lot 373

A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MODELS OF RECUMBENT LIONS

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)

Closed22 May 2012

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GBP 1,875

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MODELS OF RECUMBENT LIONS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)
On later green marble bases
7½ in. (19 cm.) high; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) long; 4¾ in. (12 cm.) deep (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.