Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 21

Palatial Pair of French Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Sitting Lions

About the Item

A Very Fine and Palatial Pair of French Baroque Revival Style 19th Century Carved Marble Sitting Lions, the very realistic carved pair of posing lions with fine attention to detail, each resting on front paw on a Coat-of-Arms Shield. Unsigned. Circa: 1890. Resting and posing lion sculptures like these symbolize and are associated with royalty, nobility, opulence, elegance, and leadership. These types of lion sculptures were often placed at the entrances to palaces, châteaux, mansions, and villas throughout Europe. Height: 44 1/2 inches (113 cm) Width: 17 inches (43.2 cm) Depth: 31 inches (78.7 cm)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44.5 in (113.03 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 31 in (78.74 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Baroque Revival (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa: 1890
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. A truly beautiful pair of guarding lions. Overall condition is fair to good, with age wear, weathering, minor losses and hairlines. Please view all images. Note that we also have another pair of similar but larger marble lions listed on 1stDibs.
  • Seller Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Ref.: A19961stDibs: LU1796239005672
More From This SellerView All
  • Palatial Pair of English Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Sitting Lions
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    A very fine and palatial pair of English Baroque style 19th century carved marble sitting lions, the very realistic carved pair with fine attention to detail, each resting its front ...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century English Baroque Animal Sculptures

    Materials

    Marble

  • Palatial Italian 19th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Florentine Mirror
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    A fine Palatial Italian, 19th century baroque style vigorously carved Florentine giltwood mirror frame. The ornately carved frame with scrolls, acanth...
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors

    Materials

    Wood

  • Pair French 19th Century Baroque Revival Style Steel and Bronze Chenets Andirons
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    A pair of French 19th century Baroque Revival style steel and patinated bronze figural chenets (Andirons). Each with a posing male figure holding a satyr shield next to decorative sp...
    Category

    Antique Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Andirons

    Materials

    Bronze, Steel, Iron

  • French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Marble Top Pedestal
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style giltwood carved three-legged pedestal stand with marble top. The circular gilt wood carved top with ribbons and wreaths with a circul...
    Category

    Antique Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Pedestals

    Materials

    Marble

  • Pair French 19th Century Baroque Style Patinated Bronze Cherub Chenets Andirons
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    Pair of French 19th-20th century baroque style patinated bronze figural chenets (Andirons). Each chenet topped with a cherub standing on a stand flanked by styrs and royal goat-heads...
    Category

    Antique Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Andirons

    Materials

    Bronze

  • French 19th Century, Whimsical Rococo Style Marble Carved Planter with Cherubs
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    A fine French 19th century, Whimsical Rococo style white marble carved planter Jardiniere with figures of playful putti and cherubs among ribbons and fruit vases, raised on twin pede...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Planters and Jardinieres

    Materials

    Marble

You May Also Like
  • 19th Century French Carved Marble Lion Sculpture Signed P. Ruggeri
    Located in Dallas, TX
    Decorate a shelf or a man's office desk with this stately antique marble lion sculpture. Created in Italy circa 1890, and hand carved of variegated...
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

    Materials

    Marble

  • Brunswick Lion Bronze German Model Black Marble, 19th Century
    Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
    A German bronze model of the medieval Brunswick lion, mounted on a black marble plinth, late-19th century, The German prince, Henry, Duke of Saxony an...
    Category

    Antique 1880s German Baroque Revival Animal Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Pair of Small 19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Baroque Style Ornaments
    Located in Buisson, FR
    Nice couple of two small gilded Baroque style wooden ornaments, Italy, circa 1850. Weathered and small losses. Measurement here below of the largest one and includes the wooden base.
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Wood

  • Pair 19th Century Baroque Style German Carved Wood Busts of Putti
    Located in Stamford, CT
    A fine pair of carved fruit wood busts of young boys, or putti, South Germany, late 19th century. The realistically carved faces showing distinct personalities and intense gazes. Mou...
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Busts

    Materials

    Fruitwood

  • Italian Coral Highly Carved Baroque Parasol Handle Early 19th Century
    Located in Gainesville, FL
    Italian carved coral parasol handle in Baroque style. The handle dates to early 19th century. Most likely made in Torre del Greco near Naples. Fin...
    Category

    Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Coral

  • Pair of Late 19th Century Lions on Marble Bases
    Located in Charlottesville, VA
    A cute pair of metal lions mounted on marble bases. Here them roar.
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century British Animal Sculptures

    Materials

    Marble, Metal

Recently Viewed

View All