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Large English Stone Garden Bench
Located in Austin, TX
recumbent lions, each holding a sphere in its paws, each on a raised, graduated rectangular plinth. This
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Early 20th Century English Patio and Garden Furniture

19th Century Antique French Carved Oak Hall Bench Chest Renaissance Lion Breton
Located in Shreveport, LA
Renaissance hall benches we have found in years and definitely a piece of art! ~Meticulously carved recumbent
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Benches

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Oak

Silver Framed Lizard Bag
Located in New Hope, PA
. Probably deisgned in the 1970's the Edwardian frame has a chain strap held in place by recumbent lions
Category

20th Century Unknown Edwardian Handbags and Purses

Vintage 9 Karat Yellow Gold Lion Seal Fob, Onyx
Located in NEWARK, GB
recumbent lion resting on the top of the yellow gold swirling mount. It has a smooth oval polished Onyx
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Late 20th Century British Revival Pendant Necklaces

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Onyx, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

Very Impressive Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Palatial Dining Room Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
the table with two large stretchers each with four gilt bronze “Recumbent” Lions, the top with inlaid
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Dining Room Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

French 18th Century Fruitwood Lion Snuff Box
Located in Newark, England
Fine and rare continental 18th century fruitwood snuff box. The snuff box formed as a recumbent
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Antique 18th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Gorgeous French Ormolu Gilt Bronze-Mounted Red Painted Mantel Clock, 1870
Located in Queens, NY
recumbent lions, the high quality pendulum in the form of butterflies and berried branches, the clock plinth
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

George II Cast Iron Strong Box Attributed to Humphrey Gainsborough
By Humphrey Gainsborough
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The top, sides and ends decorated with recumbent lions cast in high relief framed within raised
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Decorative Boxes

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Iron

Antique Silver Plate and Cut Glass Drum Biscuit Box, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
and it stands on a silver plated circular base with gadrooned border and raised on three recumbent
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Antique 1890s Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Fine Patinated and Gilded Bronze Empire Fire Fender
Located in Hudson, NY
. The form consists of a pair of anthemion cast pedestals surmounted by recumbent lions. The pedestals
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Andirons

Pair of English Antique Recumbent Stone Lions
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Pair of English antique recumbent composite stone lions with paws around a ball raised on plinths
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Early 20th Century British Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Loet Vaderveen Recumbent Roaring Lion Bronze Sculpture
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Recumbent roaring lion in a marbled amber patina with polished bronze mane. Signed and numbered on
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20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Staffordshire Tureen with Lion Finial, circa 1820
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
flowers in the corners. The finial consists of a heavily gilded recumbent lion. The lion, of course, is a
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Antique 1820s English Regency Serving Bowls

Materials

Ironstone

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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Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Lions on Marble Bases 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. The recumbent lions are snarling and mounted on striking rectangular veined rouge marble bases
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Antique 1880s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Figural Bronze Sculpture on Marble, Recumbent African Lion, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French figural cast bronze desk sculpture depicts recumbent African lion and is mounted
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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Recumbent Reconstituted Stone Garden Lions from Belgium, Circa 1960
Located in Dallas, TX
These regal lions, both depicted in a recumbent position with one forepaw crossed over the other
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Statues

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Cement

Pair of Bronze Lions after Boizot for Chenets in the Salon De La Paix, Versail
By Louis-Simon Boizot
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
recumbent lions are unusually grand in scale and are raised upon the original Rouge Griotte marble bases
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Antique Late 18th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Pair of Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Canova Lions, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
), the Canova lions, dating from the late 19th century. The recumbent lions are snarling and mounted
Category

Antique 1880s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

19th Century, Bronze Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of French, detailed, hand-cast, recumbent, left and right bronze lions with lush
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19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cream Marble Carved Lion Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Recumbent sculpture of a roaring lion carved in a beautiful cream color. Marble.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Faux Marble Obelisks with Lions
Located in Astoria, NY
with the top held up on four recumbent bronze lions. The pieces date from the 1960s and are in
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Weathered Stone Garden Lions, Circa 1940
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of nicely detailed cast stone recumbent garden lions in beautiful naturally aged weathered
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Antique Porcelain Lion Snuff Box Silver Mounted
By Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Katonah, NY
with the decharge of Eloy Brichard, Paris. The lion recumbent with his tail wrapped over his back. The
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Pair Of Monumental Carved Marble Lions On Plinthes
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Monumental and Well Carved Recumbent Marble Lions on Original Pedestals
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20th Century Italian Garden Ornaments

Materials

Marble

LOVELY PAIR OF 18th CENTURY ITALIAN GILTWOOD LIONS
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A pair of 18th century recumbent carved giltwood lions of good scale, the faces full of charm and
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

A pair of 19th century carved Painswick stone Lions
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century carved Painswick stone Lions in recumbent pose
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Antique 19th Century English Garden Ornaments

English Garden Stone Lions on Plinths Priced as a Pair
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of English garden lions of composition stone, in a recumbent pose - each lion featuring
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Early 20th Century English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone

A Grand Tour Desk Top Model of the Capitoline Lion, Italy Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome ceramic Grand Tour desk top model of the Capitoline Lion. The molded recumbent
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Solid Wood Carved Sphinxes, England, circa 1860
Located in Culver City, CA
Sphinxes, taken from the Greek depiction, with female head on lion body recumbent on rectangular base.
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Carved Entrance Guardians, Neoclassical Carved Sphinxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
head with a lions body recumbent on a rectangular base. The pair are weathered, with paint lose
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Brown Westhead Moore Majolica Lioness Cubs Vase
By Brown Westhead Moore, Mark W. Marshall
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica centrepiece vase which features a recumbent lioness with two
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Vases

Materials

Majolica

Antique Regency Ormolu Mantel Clock by Baetens of Soho London
Located in Devon, GB
recumbent bronze lion. The base is decorated with a raised acanthus motif and the clock is mounted on gilded
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Large Ornamental Casket Made from the Oak and Copper of HMS Foudroyant
By Goodall, Lamb, and Heighway, Ltd.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
-1801, of rectangular form with a central recumbent copper lion flanked by two compartments with hinged
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Antique Early 1900s British Blanket Chests

Materials

Copper

Circa 1900 Bronze Lioness by Clovis-Edmond Masson
By Clovis Edmond Masson
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A signed C. Masson animalier bronze lions - recumbent yet alert, c.1900. Clovis-Edmond Masson
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Antique Early 1900s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Edwadian Onyx and Ormolu Floor Standard Lamp circa 1900
Located in London, GB
creatures andraised on a highly decorative square base supported by four recumbent ormolu lions and comes
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Floor Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Sculpture "Recumbent Lion"
Located in Rochester, NY
Recumbent lion mid century Lucite sculpture.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Pair of Recumbent Lions
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Italian carved alabaster recumbent lions, each shown facing the other with mouths open in a
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Cast Stone Recumbent Lions, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A stately pair of cast stone garden ornaments in the form of recumbent lions. The lions have
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Vintage 1950s American Grand Tour Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Gilt and Bronze Recumbent Lion Sculptures
By Antonio Canova
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of gilt and bronze recumbent lions on marble bases, after A. Canova.
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Antique Late 19th Century European Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Nickel Plated Recumbent Lions
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Pair of nickel plated recumbent lions. A wonderful pair of antique Nickel Plated, decorative lions
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Early 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Antique Pair of Staffordshire Recumbent Lions
By Staffordshire
Located in Forney, TX
A charming original pair of antique Staffordshire style recumbent lions on striped rectangular
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Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Terracotta recumbent lion statue circa 1880 s
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully rendered recumbent lion statue in terracotta. Northern Europe, late 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical More Desk Accessories

Materials

Terracotta

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
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

A Pair of Terracotta Recumbent Lion Statues
By Antonio Canova
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century pair of terracotta recumbent lions. Each lion is raised on a rectangular base. Lions
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Cast Stone Recumbent Lions, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A stately pair of cast stone recumbent lions. These lions have a lot of personality and each one is
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Vintage 1960s American American Classical Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Eight Vintage Georges Briard Silver Recumbent Lion Double Old Fashioned Glasses
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
of recumbent lions wearing crowns.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Pair of Good Quality Recumbent Lions Garden Statue Weathered Ornaments
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A pair of small composition stone recumbent lions, both front facing, very good detail and form
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Mid-20th Century British Classical Roman Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair of Grand Tour Period, Roman Sienna Marble Recumbent Lions after Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
recumbent lions after Antonio Canova. Each mounted on a black Belgium marble plinth. Rome, circa 1820
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Victorian Staffordshire Recumbent Lions
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire lion figures depicted recumbent. Glass faced eyes and
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Animal Sculptures

Pair of Bronze Recumbent Lion Sculpture Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of reclining bronze lions on wood base - a handsome pair ready for the office or den. Bronze
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20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Neoclassical Cast Stone Recumbent Lion Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large pair of Italian neoclassical cast stone garden lion sculptures. Depicted in recumbent
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Vintage Regency Recumbent Lion Firedogs Plinth Base, a Pair
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful Lion Firedogs or Andirons. Detailed Plinth Bases add a sophisticated platform for these
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20th Century Regency Andirons

Materials

Iron

Vintage Italian Recumbent Lion Bookends by Borghese, c. 1960 s
By Borghese
Located in Ross, CA
Lion bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux black marble base by Borghese made in Italy in the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Napoleon III Bookends

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Cast Stone Garden Lions, Recumbent Lions on Plinth Bases
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of magnificent lion statues, opposing, cast stone recumbent on plinth bases. The pair of
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Vintage 1950s Classical Roman Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair of Reconstructed Stone Lions
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French reconstituted stone recumbent lions.
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Vintage 1930s French Garden Ornaments

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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.