Stock No: 10732

10732. A LARGE CARVED PORTLAND STONE TABLEAU:
THE HEAP OF COINS GUARDED BY LIONS...in the Art Deco Egyptian Revival manner.
Sculptor David Evans............. Circa 1957.

Provenance: One item from a large collection from the Bank of England Annexe in the City of London.Originally one of three sculptures above the Watling Street carriageway to the South Courtyard, flanked by a pair of unicorns on either side, (SNos 10740 & 10741) .

The building erected in the 1950's to accommodate the Bank of England's Accounts Department & demolished in 2007, occupied the whole site bounded by Cheapside to the north, Watling Street to the south, Bread Street to the east, Newgate to the north west and New Change to the west and filled a sensitive site in that it presented a backdrop to Christopher Wrens majestic Roman Baroque St Paul’s Cathedral.

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	width	height	depth
	63.8" 162 cms	54.3" 138 cms	12.0" 30.5 cms