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A PAIR OF METAL HERALDIC LIONS
CAST FROM A MODEL BY FREDERIC EMILE KNECHT, FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each roaring animal seated on his haunches and supporting a heraldic shield with his front paws, the shields inscribed 'VIVE LA FRANCE', on rectangular metal bases inscribed 'E. KNECHT. 1881' (rust) ----- 38in. (96.5cm.) high (2)
CAST FROM A MODEL BY FREDERIC EMILE KNECHT, FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each roaring animal seated on his haunches and supporting a heraldic shield with his front paws, the shields inscribed 'VIVE LA FRANCE', on rectangular metal bases inscribed 'E. KNECHT. 1881' (rust) ----- 38in. (96.5cm.) high (2)