Lions Carved on Furniture Photos

Lions were sometimes carved onto the elements of furniture.

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Carved lion pillar on dining room sideboard at Christian Heurich Mansion. Washington, DC.Dining room carvings of lions at Christian Heurich Mansion. Washington, DC.Carved wooden Hamburg coat-of-arms borne by two lions at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Lion face carved on front of work table at Castletown House. Ireland.
Carved lion pillar on dining room sideboard at Christian Heurich Mansion. Washington, DC.Dining room carvings of lions at Christian Heurich Mansion. Washington, DC.Carved wooden Hamburg coat-of-arms borne by two lions at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Lion face carved on front of work table at Castletown House. Ireland.
Dining room side table supported on winged lions with glassware at Emo Court. Ireland.Corner shelf with drawers & lion legs at Emo Court. Ireland.Bronze lion post holding up railing in rotunda of Massachusetts State House. Boston, MA.Teak chair with lion from China at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.
Dining room side table supported on winged lions with glassware at Emo Court. Ireland.Corner shelf with drawers & lion legs at Emo Court. Ireland.Bronze lion post holding up railing in rotunda of Massachusetts State House. Boston, MA.Teak chair with lion (early 19thC) from China at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.
Carved great armchair with lion handles in dining room at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Armchair carved with rams & winged lions at Duff House. Banff, Scotland.Lion carvings on snug partitions at Crown Liquor Saloon. Belfast, Northern Ireland.Carved oak chair supported on winged lions in library of Maymont Mansion. Richmond, VA.
Carved great armchair with lion handles in dining room at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Armchair carved with rams & winged lions at Duff House. Banff, Scotland.Lion carvings on snug partitions at Crown Liquor Saloon. Belfast, Northern Ireland.Carved oak chair supported on winged lions in library of Maymont Mansion. Richmond, VA.
Reclining Morris chair with lion handles in sitting room of farm house at Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock, VT.Carved lion on pillar at Lenbachhaus. Munich, Germany.Nautilus shell engraved in Netherlands with entry of Gustav Wilhelm of Imhoff into Batavia on wooden lion stand carved in Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wood rack in shape of lion at Imperial Castle. Nuremberg, Germany.
Reclining Morris chair with lion handles in sitting room of farm house at Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock, VT.Carved lion on pillar at Lenbachhaus. Munich, Germany.Nautilus shell engraved in Netherlands with entry of Gustav Wilhelm of Imhoff into Batavia (now Jakarta Indonesia) on wooden lion stand carved in Nuremberg (c1743) at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wood rack in shape of lion (1823) at Imperial Castle. Nuremberg, Germany.
Detail of Androcles pulling thorn from lion on Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland.Antique ship's compass supported by crown on Spanish castle & lion stand at Chepstow. Newport, RI.

Detail of Androcles pulling thorn from lion on Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland.Antique ship's compass supported by crown on Spanish castle & lion stand at Chepstow. Newport, RI.


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