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Recumbent Lion Bronze
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
stunning sculpture portrays a majestic recumbent lion is beautifully rendered by the noted artist, J
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Recumbent Lion Bronze
Recumbent Lion Bronze
H 7 in W 14.75 in D 9 in
"Recumbent Lion" by Jean Pages
By Jean Pagès
Located in Bristol, CT
Watercolour of a recumbent lion w/ sapphire eyes by the artist, Jean Pages (1903-1976) signed (LR
Category

1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Architectural Elements

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
H 8.5 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in
Original, French Painting of a Recumbent Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted, oil-on-panel of a recumbent lion in its original, gilded wood frame.
Category

19th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Original, French Painting of a Recumbent Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted, oil-on-panel picture of a recumbent lion in its original, gilded wood frame
Category

Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Marble Figure of a Recumbent Lion, 19th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Figure of Recumbent Lion, 19th Century Carved gray veined marble 4.5 x 8 x 4.5 inches
Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Six Vintage Georges Briard Silver Recumbent Lion Highball Glasses
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
recumbent lions wearing crowns.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Large Recumbent Lion of Glazed Stoneware from England
By Whitaker & Co., Ltd.
Located in Austin, TX
A large English lion figurine of glazed stoneware featuring a recumbent lion with fine modelling to
Category

Early 20th Century English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Pottery, Earthenware, Ceramic

A Pair of Cast Iron Recumbent Lions
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of substantial cast iron recumbent lions with faces reminiscent of Maurice Sendak
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Cast Iron Recumbent Lions
A Pair of Cast Iron Recumbent Lions
H 19 in W 41 in D 13.5 in
Steuben Crystal Recumbent Lion, by Lloyd Atkins, 1986
By Steuben Glass, Lloyd Atkins
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Steuben Crystal Recumbent Lion, by Lloyd Atkins, 1986 Steuben Glass Works, established 1903 A
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

French Bronze Flanking Recumbent Lion Filigree Medallion Fire Place Chenet, 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French bronze flanking recumbent lion and filigree scrolled medallion adjustable fire place chenet
Category

Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

Antique 19th Century American Yellow-Ware Pottery Recumbent Lion Sculpture
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Majolica pottery recumbent lion sculpture. It is very unusual in superb quality majolica
Category

Antique 19th Century American Colonial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Antique Terracotta Recumbent Lions, Continental, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique pair of Neoclassical style terracotta recumbent lions - unsigned - Continental - late 19th
Category

Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Statues

Materials

Terracotta

A Italian Terracotta Model Of A Recumbent Lion Late 19Th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included). A Italian terracotta model of a recumbent lion, late
Category

Antique 1890s Italian Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Mottahedeh White Glazed Majolica Recumbent Lion Figure after Kaendler
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Mottahedeh
Located in Cincinnati, OH
regal Mottahedeh ceramic figure has been made in the form of a recumbent lion with its head turned to
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Stunning Antique circa 1860 Hand Carved English Oak Recumbent Lion Statue
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base A
Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Lovely 19th Century Victorian Gold Gilt Bronze Recumbent Lion Laying Down
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Recumbent Lion A
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Recumbent Lion" Lingbi Scholars' Rock Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
expressive veining. Within this stone's smooth contours, we see a mythical fu lion protector, reclining on
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone, Steel

Antique Victorian Gothic Revival Hand Carved Recumbent Lion Library Centre Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
English oak centre table with recumbent lion legs A very good looking well made and decorative piece
Category

Antique 1860s English Gothic Revival Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Lamp table set 4 four bronzed recumbent lion original tortoishell shade 14" high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
RARE, SET OF 4, VINTAGE, BRONZED, RECUMBENT LION, TABLE LAMPS WITH ORIGINAL TORTOISHELL EFFECT
Category

Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

PAIR OF LARGE ANTiQUE RECUMBENT LION BRONZE STATUES SUPER DECORATIVE MUST SEE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
early 20th century bronze statues of Recumbent Lions resting with balls under their paws These are
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Late 19th Century Cast Recumbent Lion
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Cast Lion A fabulous 19th century Black Lion. A recumbent cast lion suitable for the desk or as a
Category

Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Large Italian Majolica Pottery Recumbent Lion Sculpture
Located in Norwalk, CT
This majestic clay lion sculpture makes a decorative statement as a console centerpiece or doorway
Category

20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Large French Grand Tour Period Bronze Sculpture Recumbent Lion
Located in Montreal, QC
Grand Tour period bronze sculpture of lion resting on a rosso levanto marble base. France: circa
Category

Antique 1860s French Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair of Cast Stone Recumbent Entrance Way or Garden Lions Statues
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nice pair of Antique cast stone recumbent Lions statues - sculptures , perfect for the entrance
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Classical Roman Statues

Materials

Cast Stone, Cement

Pair of Recumbent Reconstituted Stone Garden Lions from Belgium, Circa 1960
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Made from reconstituted stone, this pair of recumbent lions are from
Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Statues

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Cement

Pair 19th c Sculpted Wood Lions
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of recumbent lions curved together, set on shaped base.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Wood

Pair 19th c Sculpted Wood Lions
Pair 19th c Sculpted Wood Lions
H 16 in W 37 in D 15 in
English Oak Hand Carved Bench Settle with Recumbent Carved Lions
Located in Staffordshire, GB
English oak hand carved bench settle with recumbent carved lions, early 19th century Two plank oak
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Jacobean Benches

Materials

Oak

Pair of Terracotta Lions, after Canova, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of recumbent lions facing towards each other.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Bristol Glazed Garden Lions
Located in London, GB
A pair of large Bristol glazed antique garden recumbent lions, English, 19th century.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Garden Ornaments

Pair of Bristol Glazed Garden Lions
Pair of Bristol Glazed Garden Lions
H 29.53 in W 39.77 in D 14.77 in
Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire lions
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire recumbent lions having glass eyes painted in wonderful
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire lions
Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire lions
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 5.52 in
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
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Vinovo Porcelain Lion Sculpture
By Vinovo Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Vinovo white soft-paste figure of a recumbent lion on a canted rectangular plinth, Italy, circa
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Vinovo Porcelain Lion Sculpture
Vinovo Porcelain Lion Sculpture
H 3 in W 4.88 in D 3 in
Antique Bronze Lion Form Chenets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique bronze lion form chenets, recumbent lions on drapery covered plinths with tassels. Relief
Category

Antique 19th Century Regency Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Lion Form Chenets
Antique Bronze Lion Form Chenets
H 13 in W 17.25 in D 5 in
Leo Osborne "The Prince" Figural Seated Lion Bronze Sculpture Statue Burled 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
"The Prince" by Leo Osborne, Limited Edition of 15 Features a recumbent lion. First made in a
Category

Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Burl

Large English Garden Stone Rectangular Seating Bench on Lion Bases
Located in Austin, TX
plank top set upon two recumbent lion on plinth supports. Note: top is removable from base
Category

20th Century English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Cast Stone

Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco Plaster Sculpture of a Pair of Recumbent Lions on the Front and Back as well as
Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture
H 30.75 in W 23.5 in D 15.5 in
Regency Prattware Pearlware Pottery Plaque of Lions
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Prattware pearlware plaque is relief-mouded with two recumbent lions and painted in under glaze
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Magnificent Compatible Pair Of Recumbent Carved Marble Lions
Located in Bridgeport, CT
replaced snout which has led to age patina loss (see photo) and hip on the Recumbent Lion as well as a
Category

Early 20th Century Renaissance Statues

Materials

Marble

12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Romanesque 12th century marble recumbent lion 12th century Italian roman marble lion
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 3.94 in
French Renaissance Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
barley twist turnings that comprise the arms legs and stretcher. Well-carved recumbent lions terminate
Category

Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Armchairs

Materials

Silk, Walnut

Library Bench in the manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Thomas Hope design bench with architecturally inspired recumbent lion and platform base design
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Library Bench in the manner of Thomas Hope
Library Bench in the manner of Thomas Hope
H 19.75 in W 55 in D 15.75 in
Early 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Walnut Dining Table, Style of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in Essex, MA
walnut pedestal with four Egyptian recumbent lions bearing strong similarity to designs by Thomas Hope
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak, Paint, Walnut

Delft Blue and White Tiered Flower Vase / Tulipiere
By Delft
Located in Basildon, GB
recumbent lions and painted in blue with a continuous scene of figures in an interior, surmounted by three
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Delft

Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Located in Rome, IT
chest of a neoclassical woman and the body of a recumbent lion on a rectangular stone base. Very good
Category

2010s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Regency Period Steel Strong Box
Located in New York, US
Roman goddesses stoking a torchere, recumbent lion on the lid, lion paw feet, and interior with red
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Regency Period Steel Strong Box
Regency Period Steel Strong Box
H 14 in W 14.5 in D 11.25 in
Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Located in Rome, IT
chest of a neoclassical woman and the body of a recumbent lion on a rectangular stone base. Very good
Category

2010s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Located in Rome, IT
chest of a neoclassical woman and the body of a recumbent lion on a rectangular stone base. Very good
Category

2010s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Located in Rome, IT
chest of a neoclassical woman and the body of a recumbent lion on a rectangular stone base. Very good
Category

2010s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

American Mahogany Game Table with Lyre Form Dolphin Base, Connelly Phila C 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
dolphins spouting water, and resting on acanthus carved saber legs with the original recumbent lion paw
Category

Antique 1810s American Neoclassical Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Pair of 19th Century Terracotta Lions
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
 A wonderful pair of C19th buff terracotta recumbent lions, of good scale and bold proportions
Category

Antique 1850s Scottish Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Large Pair of 19th Century Terracotta Lions
Large Pair of 19th Century Terracotta Lions
H 28.75 in W 41.5 in D 15.5 in
Oversized Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Tankard or Wine Cooler by Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, London
centrepiece stands on thee recumbent lion feet, their front paws resting on balls, and features chased
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Signed American Folk Art Sewer Tile or Redware Pottery Lion Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique signed Folk Art lion figurine. In the form of a recumbent lion. Signed to the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

English Inlaid Agate Teapot and Cover with Lion Finial
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wood Family, Circa 1780 The squat oval pearlware pottery teapot has a recumbent lion as the finial
Category

Antique Late 18th Century George III Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
Located in London, GB
elaborate surround; a phallic symbol between recumbent lions below; a wriggling serpent rising on each side
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Copper

An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
H 1.9 in W 13.75 in D 0.2 in
Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
headdress and the other with a lion headdress. A recumbent lion with a staff at its paws adds to the
Category

Antique 18th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Pair of Recumbent Stone Carved Lions
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century pair of recumbent stone carved lions on attached plinths. Circa 1760. Possibly made of
Category

Antique 18th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

English large Regency period country house gesso decorated casket, circa 1820
Located in Central England, GB
bronze recumbent lion figure. The hinged lid lifts and reveals the original red silk damask lined
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gesso

Circa 1920 English Pair of Large Recumbent Concrete Lions
Located in South Salem, NY
Circa 1920 English Recumbent Concrete Lions. These large majestic sculptures are a testament to
Category

Vintage 1920s British Garden Ornaments

Materials

Concrete

Pair of Cast Plaster Recumbent Entrance Way Garden Lions
Located in New York, NY
Attractive pair of garden statuary, entrance way lions, of heavy cast material (plaster). Both are
Category

Early 20th Century American Classical Roman Statues

Materials

Plaster

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Recumbent Lions For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of recumbent lions is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, metal and ceramic, all recumbent lions available were constructed with great care. Recumbent lions have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Neoclassical, Victorian and Mid-Century Modern recumbent lions are consistently popular styles. Recumbent lions have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Johann Joachim Kändler, Loet Vanderveen and Mottahedeh are consistently popular.

How Much are Recumbent Lions?

Prices for recumbent lions can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, recumbent lions begin at $325 and can go as high as $50,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,641.