Two Cast Plaster Models of Lions; After Antonio Canova (1757-1822) sub-Religion & Relics There is a fissure to

There is a fissure to one flank as photographed

The picture and frame are both in decorative and slightly tired condition but remain stable

Possessing a lovely tactile satin like finish

Height:  24

the cat grew malnourished and sickl with only a cotton reel to keep him company

Two Cast Plaster Models of Lions; After Antonio Canova (1757-1822) sub-Religion & Relics There is a fissure toOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1995One: 12 x 5. 25 x 4. 25Two: 13. 75 x 6 x 5. 25After Antonio Canova (1757 1822), the well proportioned and crisply cast plaster models of recumbent lions, both sleeping, one finished in terracotta and raised on a serpentine marble plinth, the other in plain plaster, and both surviving from the late twentieth century. The sculptures have no major flaws and no cracks or restoration present.