ID 1341839
Lot 2668 | Paar monumentale Löwen als Parkskulpturen
Estimate value
€ 18 000 – 36 000
Gegenstücke. Bronze, dunkel bzw. in graugrünen Tönen patiniert. Vollplastische, realistische, naturnahe Darstellungen zweier Mähnenlöwen mit geschlossenem bzw. geöffnetem Maul in der Tradition des 19. Jhs.; Große, querrechteckige Sockel mit vorkragender Fuß- und Deckplatte, die Seiten kanneliert. Löwen dienten bereits in der Antike in Europa als Herrschaftssymbol, dargestellt u. a. in einem der sog. Medici-Löwen. Diese Tradition des königlichen und königsnahen Symbols setzte sich über das Mittelalter bis heute besonders in Wappen, Reliefs und Skulpturen fort, u. a. im Braunschweiger Löwen aus dem 12. Jh., verstärkt in der Renaissance, im Barock und Klassizismus, als Löwen zur repräsentativen Ausstattung von Parks, Gärten, Schlössern, Landhäusern und Villen wurden. Löwen H. ca. 91 cm, B. ca. 165 cm, T. ca. 80,5 cm; Sockel ca. 59,5 cm x 159 cm x 86,5 cm
A pair of large Italian patinated bronze garden lion sculptures one light brown stone bases.
Italien. Ende 20. Jh.
Auction house category: | Garden sculpture |
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Auction house category: | Garden sculpture |
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Address of auction |
Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH Große Str. 1 29691 Ahlden(Aller) Germany | ||||||||||||||
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