Antique Continental Augsburg gilt bronze lion, c. 1700, Germany, gilt cast bronze on repousse decorated stand, old sales sticker to underside (retailed for $4500), approx. 4"h x 5"l x 3.5"w

Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw

Notes/Literature: Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.

Good, some gilding loss, dents to base rim, figure is secured to base but loss