Regency Medici Lion Circa 1820
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Rare Regency Cast Iron Medici Lion c.1820
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W-24 D-8 H-16 (cm)
Item Reference:
73638-1479-4Tip! This item's Ref-Code breaks down thus...
Item Ref Code: 73638-1479-4
Item No. 73638 - Dealer No. 1479 - Building No. 4
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Description
An Early 19th Century Cast Iron Lion. The lion in the form of the St Marks, Medici Lion.
The beast standing, looking forward, with its right paw holding a ball, and his long tail wrapping around his right rear leg.
The whole on a rectangular plinth base.
The Medici lions are a pair of marble sculptures of lions, one of which is of ancient origin.
The other a 16th-century pendant both were by 1598 placed at the Villa Medici, Rome, and since 1789 have been displayed at the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.
The beast standing, looking forward, with its right paw holding a ball, and his long tail wrapping around his right rear leg.
The whole on a rectangular plinth base.
The Medici lions are a pair of marble sculptures of lions, one of which is of ancient origin.
The other a 16th-century pendant both were by 1598 placed at the Villa Medici, Rome, and since 1789 have been displayed at the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.
Specifications
- Item Reference
- 73638-1479-4
- Dimensions
- Height: 16 cm
- Width: 24 cm
- Depth: 8 cm
- Material
- Cast Iron
- Era
- Regency
- Period
- 1812 - 1830, C19th (Regency)
- Country of Origin
- England
- Condition
- good
Delivery
- Free Collection from Hemswell, North Lincolnshire (we can store free of charge for four weeks)
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