Lot n° 66
Estimation :
150 - 250
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 375EUR
Lion called "Medici" or "Albani" in veined stone on a rectan - Lot 66
Lion called "Medici" or "Albani" in veined stone on a rectangular base, with glass bead eyes and paw on a sphere.
19th century.
Dimensions: 21 x 29 cm
Missing base
An "icon" of ancient sculpture, this subject is one of the lions that once stood at the entrance to the Villa Medicis in Rome. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was widely copied by young aristocrats on their Grand Tour, in order to perfect their culture.
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