Bronze Weighted Plaster Lions After Antonio Canova

Vintage weighted plaster pair of bronze (gilt finish) lion fireplace andirons or bookends (traditionally, andirons are used in a fireplace to support logs). Could be used as andirons, bookends, door stoppers, decor, etc. Purchased from Norway. These lions are a reproduction of Antonio Canova's (1757 - 1822) marble neoclassical lions, which flank the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in Rome. 10 cm x 8 cm x 21.5 cm