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An Italian bronze of the Medici lion, circa 1820, the standing…
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Sydney
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21-Nov-2021
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An Italian bronze of the Medici lion, circa 1820, the standing beast with his paw on a ball on a modern ebonised plinth, height including plinth 39 cm. Other Notes: after the marble version carved circa 1594 by Flaminio Vacca for the Villa Medici in Rome, itself a companion to the ancient Roman version in the Medici collection from the 1st or 2nd century AD.
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Sculpture/Statuary: Animals & Birds