THE LIONS PROBABLY AUGSBURG CIRCA 1600, THE BASES LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BROCATELLO DI SPAGNA AND WHITE MARBLE CENTRE-PIECES
The lions probably Augsburg circa 1600, the bases late 18th Century
Each with a recumbEnt lion on a brocatello di Spagna and white marble plinth with rectangular cornice above panelled sides centred by a drapery-hung mask, the ends mounted with a flowerhead, on a stepped base, the lions previously with further ornament to one paw and presumably refinished in Italy in the late 18th Century when they were placed on their pedestals, re-threaded
7¾in. (20cm.) long (2)
The lions probably Augsburg circa 1600, the bases late 18th Century
Each with a recumbEnt lion on a brocatello di Spagna and white marble plinth with rectangular cornice above panelled sides centred by a drapery-hung mask, the ends mounted with a flowerhead, on a stepped base, the lions previously with further ornament to one paw and presumably refinished in Italy in the late 18th Century when they were placed on their pedestals, re-threaded
7¾in. (20cm.) long (2)