…small (possibly museum or tourist) sculpture of “the lion of lucerne” rock relief.
about this piece: the lion of lucerne, is a rock relief in lucerne, switzerland, designed by bertel thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by lukas ahorn. It commemorates the swiss guards who were killed in 1792 during the french revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the tuileries palace in paris. it is one of the most famous monuments in switzerland, visited annually by about 1.4 million tourists. [source: wikipedia]
approx: 8.5” x 4” x 2.5”
condition: good, minor scuffing and chips as shown, no cracks
…small (possibly museum or tourist) sculpture of “the lion of lucerne” rock relief.
about this piece: the lion of lucerne, is a rock relief in lucerne, switzerland, designed by bertel thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by lukas ahorn. It commemorates the swiss guards who were killed in 1792 during the french revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the tuileries palace in paris. it is one of the most famous monuments in switzerland, visited annually by about 1.4 million tourists. [source: wikipedia]
approx: 8.5” x 4” x 2.5”
condition: good, minor scuffing and chips as shown, no cracks