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Mid 19th C Cast Iron Medici Lion
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Mid 19th C Cast Iron Medici Lion

19th century
Sold 9 August 2025 · Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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Description

A Mid 19th Century Cast Iron Lion.

The 'Medici Lion' with head raised and emerging from his extravagant mane, as he stands, holding an orb under his front right paw. His tail sweeps under his legs, as the lion is mounted on a rectangular plinth.

After the original now in The Loggia Dei Lanzi, Florence.

Date circa 1840.

Height 6 3/4 inches, 7.5cm.

Width 9 1/4 inches, 23.5cm.

Depth 3 inches, 8cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
23.5cm (9.25")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Declaration

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Cast Iron Medici Lion to the 1850s.

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SA1158618
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24160
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Mytton Antiques

Norton Crossroads

Atcham

Shropshire SY44UH

01952740229

07860575639

Description
A Mid 19th Century Cast Iron Lion.
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The 'Medici Lion' with head raised and emerging from his extravagant mane, as he stands, holding an orb under his front right paw.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

His tail sweeps under his legs, as the lion is mounted on a rectangular plinth.

After the original now in The Loggia Dei Lanzi, Florence.

Date circa 1840.

Height 6 3/4 inches, 7.5cm.

Width 9 1/4 inches, 23.5cm.

Depth 3 inches, 8cm.

Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
23.5cm (9.25")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Cast Iron Medici Lion to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1158618
Dealers Internal Ref
24160
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2008

Fine antiques from the 18th century onwards, supplying both trade and private customers worldwide.

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Archive I A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Mid 19th C Cast Iron Medici Lion

Archive II A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth. View II
Archive III A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth. View III
Archive IV A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth. View IV
Archive V A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth. View V
Archive VI A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth. View VI
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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
Telephone 01952 740 229 or 07860 575 639
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Atcham (just off J7 of M54)
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 4UH
United Kingdom
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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth.
MID 19TH C CAST IRON MEDICI LION
Ref: SA1158618
A dark cast iron sculpture of a Medici lion standing with one paw on a sphere atop a rectangular plinth.
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  • ObjectSculptures and Carvings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleClassical Revival
  • MaterialCast Iron
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsStylised mane, Paw resting on sphere, Rectangular plinth base
  • SizeH 7.5 cm (3 in) x W 23.5 cm (9 in) x D 8 cm (3 in)

FAQs

The Medici lions are a pair of marble sculptures of lions, one original Roman and the other a 16th-century pendant by Flaminio Vacca, which have stood at the Villa Medici in Rome since 1598 and inspired numerous miniature copies in bronze and iron.

Nineteenth-century decorative figures were typically produced using sand-casting methods with pig iron poured into moulds, often finished with a dark paint, lacquer, or bronzed patination to simulate aged metal.

Authentic period pieces typically display crisp, deep-relief casting details, heavy weight, and natural wear to the surface patination, often showing signs of early protective coatings rather than modern spray paint.

Such sculptural objects can be placed on a bookshelf, mantelpiece, or heavy timber desk to add a sense of classical gravity and texture to a room.

Preservation involves dusting with a soft, dry cloth and occasionally applying a microcrystalline wax to protect the metal from moisture and oxidisation without altering the original patina.
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