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Lot 111 Dα

A white marble lion rampant

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

A white marble lion rampant

A model of a lion carved in the round. With a thick curly mane and head raised in a roar. All four feet and the tail lost / broken. H ca. 50, L ca. 72 cm.
Northern Italy, attributed to Venice, 18th century.

Literature

Cf. the lions acquired by Pope Clemens XIV in the Vatican Museums (inv. no. MV.483.0.0).