Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2025
Lot 1251
A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE GRAND TOUR LIONS
Estimate £700 - £1,000
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Description
A PAIR OF ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE GRAND TOUR LIONS
AFTER CANOVA, 19TH CENTURY
each modelled recumbent, on black marble plinths (2)
20.5cm high, 33cm wide, 9.5cm deep
Provenance
Hurstbourne Park, Whitchurch, Hampshire.
Catalogue Note
The original versions of these lions by Canova are part of the Rezzonico Monument in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Marble copies, by Rinaldo Rinaldi and Fransesco Benaglia, are held as part of the Chatsworth Collection.