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What does a lion statue symbolize?
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Depending on the culture, a lion statue can symbolize a variety of things. In Buddhist culture, lion statues bring peace and prosperity, while in China, the lion statues act as guardians. In Italy a lion statue symbolizes power and prestige. You’ll find a collection of lion statues from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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French Bronze Lion Sculpture Andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful pair of 19th century French bronze lion andirons make a bold addition to any hearth
Category
Antique 19th Century Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Loet Vanderveen Signed Bronze Lion Sculpture Art Statue
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in Brea, CA
and our in-stock inventory sells fast
Sculpture #162
Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture
Sculpture
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Console, Table, Painted, Steel, Bronze, Lion, Sculpture
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
. Standing on turned legs joined by an ‘H’ stretcher with a bronze, sculpted lion on one side stretcher
Category
Early 2000s English Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
"Tuant un Sanglier" After Alfred Barye (French, 1839–1882) Bronze, c. 1900
By Alfred Barye
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After Alfred Barye (FRENCH, 1839–1882) bronze lion sculpture, "Lion - Tuant un Sanglier," a male
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Lion de Némée - Lion Bronze Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1996, Thomas Waroquier lives and works in Paris. He obtained his diploma in metal sculpture
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lion - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture on Oak Base
By Christopher Marvell
Located in Kingsclere, GB
to make. My sculptures have a quiet English based quality of man and nature In the way that we hear
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze