Bronzes / Brass /Pewter etc >> 19TH C BRONZE ST MARKS LION
A 19th Century Bronze of the St Marks Lion. The winged lion with an extravagant long mane, he looks forward and slightly to his left, whilst he stands, his long tail outstretched and his front paws holding an open book. The whole on a chamfered rectangular plinth base. A grand tour model after the Lion of St Marks, in the Piazza San Marco, Venice. Date c 1830. Height 6 1/2 inches, width 9 1/2 inches, depth 3 1/2 inches.Ref:
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