Bronzen Leeuwen Liggend - paar abstract or tulip pyramid

or tulip pyramid

while the crown carries an openwork bronze gallery that adds to its presence

The bath sits on a grey veined marble plinth that lifts it and frames the paw feet

set on a round footed base

fitted with metal pulls

Bronzen Leeuwen Liggend - paar abstract or tulip pyramidThe sleeping lion and the waking lion, set as guardians of temples, thrones and tombs, are among the best known motifs in European sculpture. Antonio Canova (1757 1822) gave the pair their definitive form for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St Peter's Basilica in Rome: one lion with head raised and alert, the other settled down with its eyes closed. This bronze pair is modelled after that example. Cast via cire perdue, the lost wax method, and