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Large Italian Grand Tour Granite "Medici" Lion 19th Century
Large Italian Grand Tour Granite "Medici" Lion 19th Century

Large Italian Grand Tour Granite "Medici" Lion 19th Century

Located in Rochester, NY

19th century grand tour carving of the "Medici" lion. Carved green porphyry granite. This is an unusually large size.

Category

Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite

Pair Massive Carved Granite Foo Lion Entrance Guardian Figures
Pair Massive Carved Granite Foo Lion Entrance Guardian Figures

Pair Massive Carved Granite Foo Lion Entrance Guardian Figures

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A pair of very large and expressive opposing Foo Lions in Granite with an overall gray-green speckled finish.

Category

20th Century Han Statues

Materials

Granite

Two Art Deco lions, France circa 1930
Two Art Deco lions, France circa 1930

Two Art Deco lions, France circa 1930

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

Pair of Art Deco Lions The sculpture of a pair of snarling lions embodies the powerful dynamism and majestic presence of these animals.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Contemporary Lion Sculpture on Black Base - Egypt-Inspired
Contemporary Lion Sculpture on Black Base - Egypt-Inspired

Contemporary Lion Sculpture on Black Base - Egypt-Inspired

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This Lion sculpture is a decorative object in sandstone inspired by ancient Egyptian forms. It echoes the proportions of an original Egyptian model - classical and sculptural décor...

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20th Century French Egyptian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Sandstone, Iron

French Neoclassical Brass Guéridon Center Table Black Granite Top and Paw Feet
French Neoclassical Brass Guéridon Center Table Black Granite Top and Paw Feet

French Neoclassical Brass Guéridon Center Table Black Granite Top and Paw Feet

By Maison Charles-Jansen

Located in Essex, MA

Keywords: French guéridon table, brass center table, Maison Jansen style table, Neoclassical brass table, Empire style table, black granite top table, lion paw feet table, French ant...

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Brass

Polish Modernist Charging Rhino Bronze Expressionist Rhinoceros Sculpture
Polish Modernist Charging Rhino Bronze Expressionist Rhinoceros Sculpture

Polish Modernist Charging Rhino Bronze Expressionist Rhinoceros Sculpture

By Dominik Albinski

Located in Surfside, FL

Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) Dominic Albinski, was born in South Africa, in 1975. He started sculpting, at...

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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's
Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's

Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's

By Vatican Mosaic Studio

Located in New York, NY

Between the Dioscuri rises the cordonata, a pedestrian and horse ramp linking the Piazza d'Aracoeli to the Campidoglio, flanked at the bottom by two fountains created in 1587-1588 fr...

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Antique 1850s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

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17th Century Granite Stone Grinning Foo Dog Lion
17th Century Granite Stone Grinning Foo Dog Lion

17th Century Granite Stone Grinning Foo Dog Lion

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H 9.5 in W 3.75 in D 5 in

17th Century Granite Stone Grinning Foo Dog Lion

Located in SOMIS, CA

This adorable granite foo dog is caught in the moment with its toothy grin. Completely original. Hand carved from solid granite. Foo dog is believed to protect family wealth. Such a ...

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite, Stone

Faux Granite Lions and Brass Tripod Side Table by Maitland Smith
Faux Granite Lions and Brass Tripod Side Table by Maitland Smith

Faux Granite Lions and Brass Tripod Side Table by Maitland Smith

By Maitland Smith

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Glamorous 1980’s cast aluminum lions and brass tripod Side table by Maitland Smith.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency End Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Monumental Granite Buddhist Imperial Guardian Lions
Monumental Granite Buddhist Imperial Guardian Lions

Monumental Granite Buddhist Imperial Guardian Lions

Located in Dallas, TX

The lions are traditionally carved in decorative stone such as marble or granite or cast in bronze.

Category

Chinese Statues

Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Granite Pedestals
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Granite Pedestals

Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Granite Pedestals

Located in New York, NY

Pair of mid century pedestals in the neoclassical style, finely crafted from patinated bronze, with tripod-shaped granite base and circular granite tops and featuring lion masks at...

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Vintage 1960s French Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Large Roaring Bronze Lion Sculpture
Large Roaring Bronze Lion Sculpture

Large Roaring Bronze Lion Sculpture

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H 15 in W 24 in D 7 in

Large Roaring Bronze Lion Sculpture

By Robert Bousquet

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Large bronze lion on a granite base, signed Bousquet (Robert Bousquet)

Category

Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

17th Century Japanese Lion Garden Sculpture
17th Century Japanese Lion Garden Sculpture

17th Century Japanese Lion Garden Sculpture

Located in Hudson, NY

17th century Japanese lion garden sculpture of carved granite. measurements: Low stone bowl: 12 1/2" h x 28 3/4" diam 250 lbs high stone bowl: 21" h x 20" diam 300 lbs stone lion : ...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Statues

Materials

Granite

Lions Pedestal in Bronze or Antique Silver Plated Finish
Lions Pedestal in Bronze or Antique Silver Plated Finish

Lions Pedestal in Bronze or Antique Silver Plated Finish

Located in Paris, FR

Side table lions with structure in antique silver plated finish and black glass top.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Pedestals

Materials

Granite, Silver, Bronze

Pair of Lacquered Wood Pompeian Style Consoles with Lion Ornament
Pair of Lacquered Wood Pompeian Style Consoles with Lion Ornament

Pair of Lacquered Wood Pompeian Style Consoles with Lion Ornament

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of brown lacquered wood Pompeian style console with a stylized lion protome leg standing on a square base. The leg is composed of a lion head, curly hair and mouth open, support...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Console Tables

Materials

Granite

Polish-South African Modernist Bronze "The Rose" Expressionist Sculpture
Polish-South African Modernist Bronze "The Rose" Expressionist Sculpture

Polish-South African Modernist Bronze "The Rose" Expressionist Sculpture

By Dominik Albinski

Located in Surfside, FL

Signed bronze from small edition of 8. Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) Dominic Albinski, was born in South Africa, in 1975. He started sculpting, at a young age, at the ...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Polish Modernist Charging Rhino Bronze Expressionist Rhinoceros Sculpture
Polish Modernist Charging Rhino Bronze Expressionist Rhinoceros Sculpture

Polish Modernist Charging Rhino Bronze Expressionist Rhinoceros Sculpture

By Dominik Albinski

Located in Surfside, FL

Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) Dominic Albinski, was born in South Africa, in 1975. He started sculpting, at...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Pair of Terracotta & Granite French Empire Black & Gold Lion Center Side Tables
Pair of Terracotta & Granite French Empire Black & Gold Lion Center Side Tables

Pair of Terracotta & Granite French Empire Black & Gold Lion Center Side Tables

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large pair of terracotta French Empire style black and gold figural tables with round granite tops. Item features very impressive triple lion, paw foot, solid terracotta bases, black...

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Late 20th Century European Empire Side Tables

Materials

Granite

Wonderful Black Marble Neoclassical Ormolu Bronze Gueridon Lions End Side Table
Wonderful Black Marble Neoclassical Ormolu Bronze Gueridon Lions End Side Table

Wonderful Black Marble Neoclassical Ormolu Bronze Gueridon Lions End Side Table

Located in Roslyn, NY

Wonderful black granite neoclassical ormolu bronze gueridon lions end side table with rings and lion paw feet.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Gueridon

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Antique Japanese stone lion statue/19th century/Edo period/Garden decoration
Antique Japanese stone lion statue/19th century/Edo period/Garden decoration

Antique Japanese stone lion statue/19th century/Edo period/Garden decoration

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

We are pleased to introduce this charming Komainu (guardian lion-dog) statue, believed to have been crafted in the late Edo period of Japan (mid-1800s).

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Granite

A Chinese Hand Carved Granite Lion
A Chinese Hand Carved Granite Lion

A Chinese Hand Carved Granite Lion

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H 9.25 in W 8 in D 5 in

A Chinese Hand Carved Granite Lion

Located in San Francisco, CA

Some wear to stone and lichen on granite.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Statues

Massive Pair of Chinese Stone Guardians
Massive Pair of Chinese Stone Guardians

Massive Pair of Chinese Stone Guardians

Located in San Francisco, CA

A massive pair of Chinese white granite lions. Figures like these where used to guard important door ways.

Category

20th Century Chinese Statues

Brass Table Lamp 1940s Empire Style Brass Table Light with Lion-Claw Feet
Brass Table Lamp 1940s Empire Style Brass Table Light with Lion-Claw Feet

Brass Table Lamp 1940s Empire Style Brass Table Light with Lion-Claw Feet

Located in Brondby, Copenhagen

An attractive table lamp, comprised of a thick triangular shaped brass base, upon which a three lion-claw feet stands, holding a round granite ball with a burnished brass column on t...

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Vintage 1940s Danish Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Granite, Brass

A Fantastic Directoire Period Two Tier Gilded Bronze Gueridon
A Fantastic Directoire Period Two Tier Gilded Bronze Gueridon

A Fantastic Directoire Period Two Tier Gilded Bronze Gueridon

Located in London, GB

A fantastic french Directoire period two tier gilded bronze gueridon, granite tops, lion heads decorations, on casters end of the 18th century.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Gueridon

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Mahagony Gueridon with Tripartite Base
Mahagony Gueridon with Tripartite Base

Mahagony Gueridon with Tripartite Base

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H 28.5 in W 36.5 in D 36.5 in

Mahagony Gueridon with Tripartite Base

Located in New York, NY

A French Empire Mahagony Gueridon with Tripartite Base, The Cupped Granite Belge Top Supported by Lion Paw Monopodia

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Antique 19th Century French Gueridon

Clear Crystal Swarovski Lion Sculpture with Mahogany Granite Base
Clear Crystal Swarovski Lion Sculpture with Mahogany Granite Base

Clear Crystal Swarovski Lion Sculpture with Mahogany Granite Base

Located in Rome, IT

The strong lion stands on a three-pieced cut mahogany granite base.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Silver Sculpture "Hercules and the Nemean Lion" Russian, circa 1908-1926
Silver Sculpture "Hercules and the Nemean Lion" Russian, circa 1908-1926

Silver Sculpture "Hercules and the Nemean Lion" Russian, circa 1908-1926

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The base is a polished green Baltic granite. In Greek myth the lion of Nemea was a vicious monster whose golden fur was impervious to attack and whose claws were sharper than any ...

Category

Early 20th Century Russian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Silver

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$1,705

H 20.08 in W 17.72 in D 11.03 in

Apollo Belvedere Sculpture

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Located in Milan, IT

This magnificent bust of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine, and music is directly inspired by the Classic marble statues in the Roman tradition. The stunning god appears here in...

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2010s Italian Busts

Materials

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Alberto Carlieri, Painting with Architectural Capriccio
Alberto Carlieri, Painting with Architectural Capriccio

Alberto Carlieri, Painting with Architectural Capriccio

$69,660Sale Price|20% Off

H 50.01 in W 67.72 in D 4.34 in

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By Alberto Carlieri

Located in IT

Alberto Carlieri (Rome 1672-1720) "Architectural capriccio with the preaching of Saint Paul in the Areopagus of Athens" Oil on canvas, measures with frame W 172 x H 127 x D 10,5 (o...

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Antique Late 17th Century European Baroque Paintings

Materials

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19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"
19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"

19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique bronze sculpture of man reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antinoo Head Sculpture
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Antinoo Head Sculpture

$2,210 / item

H 17.33 in W 7.09 in D 9.06 in

Antinoo Head Sculpture

By Raffaello Romanelli

Located in Milan, IT

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Located in West Hollywood, CA

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Mid-20th Century French Statues

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
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Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique

Located in Beachwood, OH

Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...

Category

Early 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

'Seated Hermes', a 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze
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'Seated Hermes', a 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze

Located in Chicago, IL

An extraordinary and wonderfully rendered 19th century Italian cast bronze depicting a seated Hermes, the Greek god of messengers, travelers, and merchants, modeled after an original...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Carved Wood and Gilt Finished Chinese Foo Dog Figurines or Sculptures
Pair of Carved Wood and Gilt Finished Chinese Foo Dog Figurines or Sculptures

Pair of Carved Wood and Gilt Finished Chinese Foo Dog Figurines or Sculptures

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This pair of intricately hand carved and hand painted Foo dogs are believed to have made in the mid-20th century in the Imperial style. The dogs are composed of a softwood which have...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Softwood

French Bronze Figure of the Apollo Belvedere
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$4,500

H 12.5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in

French Bronze Figure of the Apollo Belvedere

Located in New York, NY

Stamped A.V., on a square red marble base.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Located in Beachwood, OH

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Materials

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Crouching Venus Large Grand Tour Bronze Patinated Sculpture F. Barbedienne
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By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Rochester, NY

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Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian "Alabaster Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova; Mid 19th Century
Pair of Italian "Alabaster Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova; Mid 19th Century

Pair of Italian "Alabaster Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova; Mid 19th Century

Located in SANTA FE, NM

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$3,710 / item

H 35.44 in W 30.71 in D 13 in

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By Raffaello Romanelli

Located in Milan, IT

A stupendous representation of Ares, half-brother of Athens, son of Zeus and Hera, and the God of War, this sculpture will make a unique and sophisticated addition to a personal coll...

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Located in Shippensburg, PA

A finely cast and beautifully patinated bust of Julius Caesar, it likely originates from Rome circa the third quarter of the 19th century and rests over its original violet breché ma...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

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Pair of Serpentine Grand Tour Lions
Pair of Serpentine Grand Tour Lions

Pair of Serpentine Grand Tour Lions

$6,071Sale Price / set|25% Off

H 10.5 in W 13.5 in D 4.5 in

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Located in Cheshire, GB

Pair of serpentine Grand Tour lions.

Category

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Materials

Serpentine

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Granite Lions For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of granite lions for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique granite lions was constructed with extraordinary care, often using granite, stone and metal. There are all kinds of granite lions available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Granite lions bearing Empire or Neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many granite lions are appealing in their simplicity, but Robert Bousquet produced popular granite lions that are worth a look.

How Much are Granite Lions?

Prices for granite lions start at $1,150 and top out at $49,300 with the average selling for $2,750.