Lot Essay
This lion is closely related to a model which is normally seen in bronze, one version of which Charles Avery has recently attributed to Tiziano Aspetti (Avery, loc. cit.).
ITALIAN, LATE 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED IVORY MODEL OF A PACING LION
ITALIAN, LATE 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY
On a later shaped wooden plinth, with an old label underneath inscribed 'EXHIBITION/Reg. No..1..../ITALIAN ART.'
Minor cracks; drill-hole on the back; the ends of three legs and the tail replaced.
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
ITALIAN, LATE 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY
On a later shaped wooden plinth, with an old label underneath inscribed 'EXHIBITION/Reg. No..1..../ITALIAN ART.'
Minor cracks; drill-hole on the back; the ends of three legs and the tail replaced.
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
C. Avery, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Alexis Gregory Collection, Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, IV, Fall 1995, no. 1.
C. Avery, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Alexis Gregory Collection, Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, IV, Fall 1995, no. 1.