A pair of late 19th century Grand Tour, probably Italian, patinated bronze resting lions after Antonio Canova. The original sculpted from marble in 1792 by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) were made for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St.Peters Basilica, Rome. Good even patination with some rubbed highlights to the manes. Copies of these beautiful sculptures adorn some of the world''s greatest houses and institutions, including a fine pair at Chatsworth House, the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire. Mounted on green Verde Antico marble bases. Italy, circa 1880.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautifu...