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A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE LIONS, after Canova, each lying down with its head resting on its front paws, on a rectangular base with canted corners, 19th Century

细节
A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE LIONS, after Canova, each lying down with its head resting on its front paws, on a rectangular base with canted corners, 19th Century

10¼in. (26cm.) wide; 5in. (12.7cm.) high; 4in. (10cm.) deep (2)

拍品专文

The present pair of lions are copies of the pair to be found at the base of the tomb of Clement VIII in the Basilica di San Pietro, Rome. The monument was carved by Canova between the years 1783-92.