A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MODELS OF RECUMBENT LIONS
A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MODELS OF RECUMBENT LIONS

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MODELS OF RECUMBENT LIONS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)
On later green marble bases
7½ in. (19 cm.) high; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) long; 4¾ in. (12 cm.) deep (2)

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These lions are based on those carved by Antonio Canova for the base of the tomb of Pope Clement XIII, unveiled in 1792.

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