Lot 158
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TWO ITALIAN BRONZE MODELS OF MEDICI LIONS
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TWO ITALIAN BRONZE MODELS OF MEDICI LIONS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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TWO ITALIAN BRONZE MODELS OF MEDICI LIONS
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
After Flamino Vacca and the Antique, one on a black marble base, the other on a green marble base
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high; 15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) long and 9 in. (23 cm.) high; 13½ in. (34.3 cm.) including bases (2)
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Lot Essay

The huge original lion by Flaminio Vacca was carved as a pendant for the Antique (which is modelled with its proper right paw on the ball rather than left). The pair once stood in the garden of the Villa Medici. They are now on the steps of the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.

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