Two sandstone figures of lions - image-1

Lot 584 Rα

Two sandstone figures of lions

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 6.200 € (incl. premium)

Two sandstone figures of lions

Figures carved in the round on rectangular plinths. The anthropomorphic faces with slightly open mouths. Restorations, one lion with a large breakage to the front of the plinth. H 63.5, W 37, D 72 cm and H 62, W 37, D 69 cm.
Attributed to southern Germany / Franconia, mid-18th C.

Provenance

From the collection of a Rhenish industrialist family.