STAIR
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The Fine Sale - April 25, 2024

Thu, Apr 25, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 301

Pair of Fine Continental Carved Limestone Recumbent Lions

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Unsold

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Raised on later rectangular stone bases.

36 x 4 ft. 8 in. x 24 in., just the lions.

Condition

Both lions with a lovely weathered and mossy surface. Both with minor nicks and losses to the carving with age splits and old repairs along the bases. Beautifully carved substantial and quite regal in person. Minor chips along the edges of the later stone bases with staining and a few old repairs. 

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
 

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Sold STAIR, The Collection of Douglas Cramer, June 26, 2010, Lot 360.