MODELLED AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA

Details

A pair of Italian bronze models of recumbent lions, early 19th century
Modelled after Antonio Canova
On rectangular Siena marble bases
3¼in. (8.3cm.) high overall, 5in. (12.6cm.) long (2)

Special notice

VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

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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