Fine Furniture & Collections - Day Two - 1st July 2026
Lot 714
AN ITALIAN GRAND TOUR SERPENTINE MODEL RECUMBENT LION
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £254
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Description
AN ITALIAN SERPENTINE GRAND TOUR MODEL OF A RECUMBENT LION
AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822), LATE 19TH CENTURY
23cm long
Catalogue Note
Antonio Canova sculpted the original lions in 1792 for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St Peter's in Rome.