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The Lion Of Lucerne Bookends

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Bronze VNTG Lions, Lucerne Monument Bookends: Bronze Vintage Lion of Lucerne Monument Sculpture Bookends. Possibly bronze. Faux painted marble bases. Measures approx 7.25 x 4.75 x 3 inches. Bronze toned. Embossed to metal, Helvetiorum Fidel AC Vi

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Antique Jefferson Bros Lions of Lucerne Bookends: These pretty bookends are from Jennings Brothers and are known as the Lions of Lucerne. They are white metal with a bronze finish and measure 4" x 5" Books are not included in this lot.

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Set of Near Match Lion Bookends: Set of antique, marble, near match marble bookends in the form of recumbent lions, one sleeping, and one alert, 6" H x 8 1/2" W x 3 3/4" L.

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Pair French bronze and marble lion bookend lamps: A pair of French gilt bronze and portor marble lion form bookends now as table lampsearly 20th centuryThe back of each impressed MADE IN FRANCE 24.overall height 18 1/2in (47cm); width 12 1/2in (32cm)

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BRONZE LION BOOKENDS: PAIR OF HEAVY BRONZE AFRICAN MALE LION FIGURAL BOOKENDS. UNSIGNED. EACH WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 20 POUNDS. 12"X5"X12"

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PAIR OF BRONZE LION BOOKENDS: SEATED LION BOOKENDS. GOOD PATINA. 10" H.

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Vintage Jade Foo Lion Bookends with One Paw Resting on a Bal: Vintage Jade Foo Lion Bookends with One Paw Resting on a Ball, Sitting On Plinths on Wooden Stands. Group of Four. 6" Wide, 4" Deep, 9" High

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R. Struck Bronze Art Deco Modernist Lion Bookends: R. Struck (20th Century). A pair of bronze bookends. Art Deco Moderne design featuring cenotaph form bodies surmounted by recumbent downward facing lion or panther figures. Impressed signature to back

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Bronze Lion Bookends: French heavy bronze Empire resting lions animal bookends statues10h x 8.5w x 3d

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OSCAR WALDMANN Art Deco Bronze Lion Bookends: Lion bookends appear to be OSCAR WALDMANN (no apparent markings) appears to be circa 1925. Each lion figure bookend is bronze & affixed to Marble base. Largest piece measures approx 9.5 inches long 3.

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A. BOSSU Lion Double Inkwell & Pair Bronze Lion Bookends - a 19th Century French Figural Lion: A. BOSSU Lion Double Inkwell & Pair Bronze Lion Bookends - a 19th Century French Figural Lion Inkwell, patinated cast metal, signed "A. Bossu", two hinged top inkwells 9" h x 15" w. Together with a pa

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A Pair of Marble Recumbent Lion Bookends: A Pair of Marble Recumbent Lion Bookends 19th Century Height 5 1/2 x length 9 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Palm Beach.

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Chinese Carved Stone Foo Lion Bookends: Chinese Carved Stone Foo Lion Bookends. Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 4.25 in.

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PAIR OF ART DECO LION BOOKENDS: PAIR OF ART DECO LION BOOKENDS: Gold toned metal Male & Female Lions, in a stretching pose, mounted upon a variegated green marble base.7.25" (h) x 9.5" (l) x 3.125" (d).

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Antique Black Forest Carved Lion Bookends: Antique Black Forest Carved Walnut Adjustable Lion Bookends. Bookends adjust from 15" - 25 1/4". Closed the bookends measure 16 1/2" Long X 8" High X 7 1/4" Wide. Condition - Good condition.

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(2 Pc) Brass Sculptural Lion Bookends: DESCRIPTION: (2 Pc) A pair of brass sculptural lion bookends. These lion sculptures are copies of a pair of lions sculpted by Antonio Canova in 1792 for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St Peter's in

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DESCRIPTION: Pair of bonded bronze bookends depicting replicas of The Lion Monument, the Lion of Lucerne, a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. It is one of the most famous monuments in Switzerland, visited annually by about 1.4 million tourists.
US author Mark Twain praised the sculpture of a mortally wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world.".
CIRCA: 20th Century
ORIGIN: Continental
DIMENSIONS: H: 5 1/4" W: 7 1/8"
CONDITION: With some visible cracks.
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The Lion Of Lucerne Bookends

Name: The Lion Of Lucerne Bookends
Brand: Bertel Thorvaldsen
SKU: 171675154
Price: 125 USD
Availability: InStock

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