A large and rare C19th pair of `Grand Tour` Medici lions in carved wood, at opposing stances with heads turned to sinister and dexter, with one paw on a ball.  Circa 1830. In good condition with  no breaks or repairs, and rich built up surface. 
30 3/4" wide x 9.5" deep x 21" high.
The Medici lions are a pair of marble sculptures of lions, one of which is Roman, dating to the 2nd century AD, and the other a 16th-century pendant; by 1598 both were placed at the Villa Medici, Rome. Since 1789 they have been displayed at the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.