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A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODELS OF LIONS

Lot 68

A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODELS OF LIONS

AFTER THE MODEL BY CANOVA, 20TH CENTURY

Closed15 March 2017

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODELS OF LIONS
AFTER THE MODEL BY CANOVA, 20TH CENTURY
On integral bases
13 ½ in. (34.5 cm.) wide

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, Saint Peter's, Rome.