Lot number 3118 - Auction 160
SCHWEIZER WANDRELIEF 'LÖWE VON LUZERN'

SWISS WALL RELIEF 'LION OF LUCERNE' Switzerland, Brienz or Lucerne, circa 1890 Walnut, carved in relief. H. 27.5, W. 35, D. 5 cm; weight approx. 1.29 kg. Inscribed on the front: 'HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI DIE X AUGUSTI II ET III SEPTEMBRIS MDCCXCII'. Rectangular relief with a recessed central panel depicting the dying lion resting upon two heraldic shields. Literature: Cf. Arenski, Daniels & Daniels: *Swiss Carvings: The Art of the Black Forest 1820-1940*, Woodbridge 2005, p. 98, plates 146-147.