Lot Essay
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.
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AFTER THE MODELS BY CANOVA, DATED 1898, LATE 20TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF WHITE MARBLE LIONS
AFTER THE MODELS BY CANOVA, DATED 1898, LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each recumbant lion on a rectangular marble base, one inscribed S.B. fecit 1898
21¼in. (54cm.) long, 11in. (27.9cm.) high (2)
AFTER THE MODELS BY CANOVA, DATED 1898, LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each recumbant lion on a rectangular marble base, one inscribed S.B. fecit 1898
21¼in. (54cm.) long, 11in. (27.9cm.) high (2)
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