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A PAIR OF ITALIAN GREEN SERPENTINE MARBLE LIONS
Lot 112

A PAIR OF ITALIAN GREEN SERPENTINE MARBLE LIONS

AFTER THE MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Fermé17 October 2017

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USD 8,000–12,000

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN GREEN SERPENTINE MARBLE LIONS
AFTER THE MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Recumbent on rectangular plinths
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high, 18 ¼ in. (46.4 cm.) long

Note du spécialiste

The present lions are copies of those guarding the entrance to Canova's Tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St Peter's Basilica, Rome, executed 1783-92. A similar pair of lions in green serpentine marble were exhibited at the International Exhibition in Dublin in 1865 and subsequently sold at Christie's, New York, 22 May 2002, lot 356 ($23,900).