Century depicting the lion of lucerne the carved stone monument commemorating the swiss guard who lost their lives in the 1792 french revolution.
Lion of lucerne wood carving. Brady in 1894 is thought of as a near copy of this monument. Spot cool stuff travel amazing places. Width 13 39 34cm height 9 84 25cm. 1800s antique carved wood lion of lucerne trinket jewelry box swiss or german.
It was designed as a memorial for the mercenary soldiers from central switzerland who lost their lives while serving the french king louis xvi during the french revolution. Vintage hand carved lion black ebony iron wood pair of mirrored lions. Antique carved 18 5 249 00. Brienz circa 1900 measure.
The lion monument german. Löwendenkmal or the lion of lucerne is a rock relief in lucerne switzerland designed by bertel thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820 21 by lukas ahorn. Carved wood lion with placque with latin inscription that reads when translated. The lion of lucerne known also as the lion monument is a memorial located in lucerne switzerland.
Sculpted during the early part of the 19th century the purpose of the lion of lucerne was to commemorate the swiss guards who. The lion of the confederacy or lion of atlanta in oakland cemetery carved by t. Vintage hand 99 00. Antique carved 18 5 high wood and marble foo lion chinese asian table pick up.
Black forest wood carving of the lion of lucerne. Cabrio is the. Wood carving lion of lucerne monument vintage swiss statue. The lion monument in lucerne is a giant dying lion carved out of a wall of sandstone rock above a pond at the east end of the medieval town.
View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs an exquisite mid 19th century relief carved fruitwood panel of the lion of lucerne after bertel thorw aldsen danish 1770 1844 swiss. Stay safe and healthy. To the loyalty and bravery of the swiss a 19th century reproduction of a stone sculpture in lucerne switzerland that pays tribute to the hundreds of swiss guards that defended the royal families during the french revolution in 1792 when revolutionaries attacked tuileries palace in paris. The original statue reminds of the deadly wounded swiss guardsmen of 1792.
Located outside lucerne switzerland. Fine lion wood carving relief depicting the swiss deadly wounded lion of luzerne. Shipped with usps priority mail. This monument is a rock relief carved into the cliff face of a former sandstone quarry and features a dying lion.