A bronze figure of a man wrestling with a lion | Christie's

Sale 7388

Carpets, Decorative Objects and Furniture

London, South Kensington

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30 October 1996

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Lot 11

A bronze figure of a man wrestling with a lion

Price realised

GBP 575

Estimate

GBP 500 - GBP 800

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A bronze figure of a man wrestling with a lion
mounted on a variegated marble plinth, 19th century -- 7¼in. (18.5cm) high
A similar figure, without the lion, is illustrated in Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum volume one, Nicholas Penny, Clarendon Press 1992, No's 243 and 244
See Illustration
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