Decorative Items | Sculpture & Carving | Stock No: 10752

Bank of England statuary Lion. SOLD

Bank of England statuary Lion. (View 2) SOLD

Bank of England statuary Lion. (View 3) SOLD

Bank of England statuary Lion. (View 4) SOLD

Bank of England statuary Lion. (View 5) SOLD

 
10752. One New Change Statues.
A LION HOLDING A SHIELD WITH A RELIEF HEAD OF MINERVA. One of a pair with SNo 10753, a Unicorn with Shield.
Sculptor: Donald Gilbert 1958-9.

Provenance: Originally on the north side of the South Courtyard the One New Change building in the City of London.

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.
  Width
Height
Depth
16.9"
43  Width in centimeters
46.1"
117  Height in centimeters
27.2"
69  Depth in centimeters


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