EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF Empire gilt bronze models of recumbent LIONS
Early 19th century
On stepped rectangular integrally cast plinths
7½in. (19cm.) long overall (2)

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Lot Essay

These lions are modelled after those adorning the tomb of the Arch Duchess Maria Christina of Austria, Augustinerkirche, Vienna.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Fred Licht and David Finn Canova, Abbeville Press, New York 1983, p.65 & ff.

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