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A PAIR OF CARVED ALABASTER RECUMBENT LIONS AFTER THE MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-182...

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A PAIR OF CARVED ALABASTER RECUMBENT LIONS AFTER THE MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-182...
A PAIR OF CARVED ALABASTER RECUMBENT LIONS AFTER THE MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-182...
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A PAIR OF CARVED ALABASTER RECUMBENT LIONS AFTER THE MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-1822) MADE FOR THE TOMB OF POPE CLEMENT XIII
On plinth bases, 10cm wide, 34cm deep, 18cm high (3 1/2in wide, 13in deep, 7in high) (2)
Condition
108
Knocks marks scratches consistent with age
-cracks, chips and repairs overall

Lion 1
Section of tail missing
-crack to the middle of the body
-cracks to the face
-chips and scratches to the paws
-chips round the base square edges
-wool baize on the bottom loses and with losses

lion2
-chips to knuckles
-cracks to the hind quarters
-cracks to the centre
-tail cracks and repairs
-nose looks like it has had filler
-base with chips to the square edge
-baize on base coming off
-pencil lines around the eyes
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A PAIR OF CARVED ALABASTER RECUMBENT LIONS AFTER THE MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-182...

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