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Antique Asian Carved Foo Dog Lion Architectural Corbels, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) antique Chinese architectural elements with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese 19th Century Carved Wooden Architectural Panel with Clouds and Lion
Located in Yonkers, NY
motifs and guardian lion. Hand-carved during the 19th century, this vertical architectural panel features
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood

19th C. Terracotta Lion Head Regency Style Building Garden Architectural Element
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th Century cast Terracotta stone lion face Regency style building facade elements
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1890s Regency Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Terracotta

Antique English Architectural Wrought Iron Lion Coat of Arm Banneret Weathervane
Located in Dayton, OH
. Features an ornate arrow and pierced coat of arms or crest with lion. Marked “4 lb” on base. The Rampant
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15th Century and Earlier English Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Lion Head Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of decorative cast iron lion heads from a Paris building facade. Original patina.
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Early 1800s Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Antique Lion Head Pair
Lion Head Pair
H 6.5 in W 5.5 in D 7.5 in
Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
By Antonio Canova
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality antique carved marble recumbent lions after models by Antonio Canova. Architectural
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
H 8.5 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Cast Brass Lion Wreath Door Knocker
Located in Ross, CA
19th century brass door knocker in the form of a hand holding a laurel wreath and a lions head.
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Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Brass

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Coat of Arms Lions
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, coat of arms lions. Nice square cast iron antique fireback
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

French Wall Plaque w/Carved Lions, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French architectural carved wood plaque, in a lion motif, from the 19th century. This antique
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19th Century French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood

17th/18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Lion Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous hand-carved wooden lion head with a great patina due to its extreme high age. Region
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17th Century Italian Rustic Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Pair of Artificial Stone Lions
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
19th century antique pair of artificial stone lions, for entrances or like garden statues with
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Concrete

Royal Yellow Marble Fountain, Two Lions, Early 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Royal yellow marble fountain - two lions early 20th century Basin with double lion's head in semi
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Marble

19th Century, French Zinc Mythical Lion- Wolf Head Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare decorative zinc item that once graced a facade, France, circa 1850-1900 Weathered and small losses but despite of its age in a good condition Measurement here belo...
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19th Century French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Zinc

Exterior Natural Stone Finish of Building with Carved Lion Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Exterior Natural Stone Finish of Building with Carved Lion Sculpture
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18th Century Indian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Stone

Exterior Natural Stone Finish of Building with Carved Lion Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Exterior Natural Stone Finish of Building with Carved Lion Sculpture
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18th Century Indian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Stone

Tribeca Film Festival Building. Painted Cast Iron Lion Crest
Located in New York, NY
From the Tribeca Film Festival building at 15 Laight Street in lower Manhattan, NY. One part missing on the right side. Please note, this item is located in one of our NYC locations.
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1880s American Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A majestic pair of antique architectural salvaged Chinese temple corbels, now mounted as one-of-a
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Georgian Carved Wooden Unicorn and Lion Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
unicorn & lion and broken pediment top.
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood

Rare Romanesque Capital Representing Daniel in the Lion’s Den, 12th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Engaged Romanesque capital representing Daniel in the Lion’s den France, 12th century Limestone
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15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Limestone

Antique Italian Grand Tour Lion and Chain Cast Bronze Door Knocker
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast bronze Grand Tour triple lion head and chain door knocker Italy, Late-19th
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Bronze

18th Century European Baroque Period Dragon Architectural Elements, Set of Six
Located in Forney, TX
hand carved giltwood architectural elements with beautiful rich patina. circa 1700s Born in the
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18th Century European Baroque Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Wells Fargo Building Painted Cast Iron Winged Mountain Lion Grotesque, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and uncommon circa 1900 painted cast iron winged California mountain lion and bighorn
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Early 1900s American Beaux Arts Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Impressive Wooden Stair Newel Post or Display Pedestal with Carved Lion Heads
Located in Lisse, NL
looking lion heads that are literally carved out of what once was the trunk of a small tree. This great
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Mid-19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood

18th Century Continental Polychrome Scrolled Crest with Coat of Arms
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful architectural polychrome wooden crest with a center foliate carved decoration
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18th Century European Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Pair of Antique French Terra Cotta Finial Elements, Circa 1885
Located in Dallas, TX
ornaments (they were most likely originally part of larger garden urns or an architectural installation
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Late 19th Century French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Terracotta

16th C set of Four Evangelist Vault Keys
Located in MADRID, ES
particular ones depict the four Evangelists. The Angel for St Matthew, the Lion for St Mark, The Ox for St
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16th Century Spanish Gothic Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Stone

16th C set of Four Evangelist Vault Keys
16th C set of Four Evangelist Vault Keys
H 3.94 in W 20.48 in D 22.84 in
Early 20th century American building copper panels
Located in London, GB
architectural history. In the style of art deco this matched pair of early 20th century copper building panels
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Copper

A Magnificent French Cast Iron Balcony, now converted to console.
Located in Atlanta, GA
in Paris, with trilage sides, female images, lions and laurel guards, now turned into console. The
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1880s French Louis XIV Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Double Romanesque Capital, France, 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
) half lion. The animals are transformed by circling around the capital. The transformation as a
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15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Stone

Large Cast Iron Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
By Walter MacFarlane & Co
Located in London, GB
is occupied by designs symbolic of the four nations forming the United Kingdom. Three lions represent
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Late 19th Century Scottish Late Victorian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Italian 18th Century Blasson, Family Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
with heraldic lion, a crown and vines. A spectacular piece for any interior of garden.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Carrara Marble

Italian 18th Century Blasson, Family Crest
Italian 18th Century Blasson, Family Crest
H 17.63 in W 27.5 in D 8.25 in
17th Century Italian or Spanish Crest Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
grandeur and of society, defence and individual fortitude. The shell for protection of providence, lion the
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Sandstone

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
music art. This Garden Landscape kiosk is an element of light architecture , intended for pleasure, it
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Stone, Copper

Important and Antique Portal Frame in Black Slate, 16th Century, Italy Genoa
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Important and imposing sixteenth-century slate portal, richly carved with winged lions in the
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16th Century Italian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Slate

Early 19th Century Chimneypiece of Italian Bardiglio Imperiale Marble
Located in London, GB
frieze which is centred with a key stone decorated with a lions face mask holding an oval ring with
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Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Marble, Stone

Antique Decorative Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
sides where used as fireback because of their beautiful biblical decorations. This man is aming a lion
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17th Century Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Antique Decorative Fireback / Backsplash
Antique Decorative Fireback / Backsplash
H 28.15 in W 19.49 in D 0.6 in
Antique Fireback or Backsplash with Coat of Arms
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautiful antique cast iron fireback / backsplash. Great condition very detailed. The lion in
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Iron

Exceptional 18th Century Oak Boiserie Panel from Chateau Saint-Maclou, Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
various areas. A medieval lion head crowns the top, and a large spray of ivy flanks either side of him
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1750s French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Oak

Mid 18th Century George III Neoclassical Statuary Marble Fireplace after Adam
Located in London, GB
heads and lion's bodies, The pilaster jambs with carved arabesque panels of typical Adam design, with
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Mid-18th Century Neoclassical Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

Pair of Grand Tour Egyptian Porphyry Obelisks, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of obelisks with gilt lion faces on front base and gilt lion paws at corners, signed
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1890s Italian Grand Tour Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Porphyry, Bronze

Italian Grand Tour Marble Model of a Roman Labrum or Bath, circa 1810
Located in Kinderhook, NY
in exquisitely carved rosso antico marble having double ring handles and central lion's head masks
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Marble

Lion Stone Sculpture Architectural Garden Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened. Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...
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16th Century English Renaissance Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Limestone

Pair French Griffin Lion Architectural Giltwood Boiserie Panels
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Spectacular pair of Griffin (lion) motif French architectural 23k giltwood Boiserie relief mirrored
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1850s French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Rare Tibetan Buddhist Ancient Temple Snow Lion Architectural Ornament
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent, extremely scarce architectural ornament from a Buddhist temple in Tibet. The solid
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18th Century Tibetan Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Stone

Antique Indian Architectural Carving Statue from Gujarat Depicting Guardian Lion
Located in Yonkers, NY
exquisite hand carved architectural sculpture features a mythological guardian lion. Charming us with the
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood

Architectural Clock Depicting Medici Lion & Cassolettes in Bronze, Set of 3
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Clock, architectural form, in black and green marble, the dial in gilded bronze, pilasters in
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Late 19th Century European Classical Roman Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Temple Lion Jade Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
conditions Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Jade

Temple Lion Jade Sculpture
Temple Lion Jade Sculpture
H 1.97 in W 3.94 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Architectural Bronze Element
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique French bronze architectural element used as decorative object of art. Beautiful
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19th Century French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Architectural Bronze Element
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique French bronze architectural element used as decorative object of art. Beautiful
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19th Century French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Lion Secretary Empire Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Cuba mahogany on solid oak and softwood partly ebonized. High-rise, architecturally designed corpus
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Lion Secretary Empire Berlin
19th Century Lion Secretary Empire Berlin
H 77.17 in W 41.74 in D 21.66 in
Pair of 1890s Terracotta Lion Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of custom made terracotta lion lamps made from architectural pieces off of a London building
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1890s Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Terracotta

English Plaster Lion Head Roundel on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An early 20th century English plaster lion head centred on a large plaster roundel decorated with a
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Steel

English Plaster Lion Head Roundel on Stand
English Plaster Lion Head Roundel on Stand
H 27.56 in W 23.23 in D 10.63 in
Pair Large French Griffin Architectural Giltwood Statues
Located in Palm Springs, CA
carved. These impressive one of kind griffin sculptures (or statues) were architectural elements
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1870s French Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Swedish Carved Gilt Lion Mirror, circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
accents. The neoclassical carving of a lion's head holding swags of fruit adds a regal touch. Painted blue
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19th Century Swedish Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Giltwood

Early 19th Century Italian Carved Lion Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century carved lion figure An early 19th century hand carved Italian or Spanish
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1820s Italian Folk Art Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Gesso, Pine, Paint

Neo-Gothic Chandelier with Lions, France, circa 1860
By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet Le Duc
Located in PARIS, FR
gargoyle heads from which two branches of foliage interlacing emerge, with two erect lions leaning on them
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1860s French Gothic Revival Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Bronze

Pair of early 20th century stone garden lion pedestals
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
architectural stone lions which act as pedestals for a low garden bench with the addition of some woodwork
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Stone

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Lion on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
Behold this exquisite 19th-century French gilt bronze lion head architectural fragment, a
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19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Bronze

Lions Pair of Sculpture Marble Italian 13th Century Romanesque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, pair of 13th century, Romanesque, marble, recumbent lions Recumbent lions were popular in
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Marble

19th Century Matched Pair of Recumbent Carved Mahogany Lions
Located in London, GB
Recumbent carved mahogany lions We are proud to offer a highly decorative matched pair of hand
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique Architectural Lion

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Architectural Lion For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique architectural lion available at 1stDibs. Each antique architectural lion for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and wood. If you’re shopping for an antique architectural lion, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique architectural lion, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An antique architectural lion made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Rococo — is very popular.

How Much is a Antique Architectural Lion?

Prices for an antique architectural lion start at $319 and top out at $16,600 with the average selling for $1,050.