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A unique set of four designs inspired by extant sculptures on a 1910 public school.
All four are works in progress at this time 1/08 There are 2 left and 2 right designs, and these will also be available for exterior use.

Gargoyle Nr. 168 NEW	Gargoyle Nr. 169
Gargoyle Nr. 170	Gargoyle Nr. 171

Lions, especially holding a ring in their mouth from which frequently hangs a tassel or cornucopia-like form
composed of fruit and leaves dates back to ancient Roman architecture. On some buildings such as theaters that have a marquee, lions were often used in the facade to give the appearance of holding the marquee up with chain, cable or rods held in their mouth or from the ubiquitous mouth ring.

In the same way owl sculptures were used on libraries and schools quite often due to the association with being wise or educated, the lion was symbolic of strength, courage, fidelity and nobility, and he was used frequently in pairs or paired with another animal such as a unicorn in monuments, memorials, shields, seals, charters and cartouches of all kinds, company logos and trademarks, so it is of no surprise he found his way ornamentally onto facades of buildings.

The lion-with-ring motif is still popular today and found on drawer and cabinet pulls, door knockers, curtain rings and so forth.

Griffin Nr.90	Griffin panel Nr. SH NEW	5 pc wolf head Nr. WH
Cornice lion Nr.84-A	Winged dog Nr.537	Lion Bookends
Ram Nr. 299	Lion Plaques Nr. 060	Gremlin capital Nr.81
Griffin capital	1887 YMCA building cornice lion	90 Ridge Street square lion plaque
Public School Gargoyle Nr. 168	Large Owl panel Nr. 129	NEW Lioness roundel Nr 311 (Work in progress)
Lion head keystone Nr. 3886	Griffin panel, Webster Hall Nr. Webster	Union Square Subway Station Eagle Plaque
Putti and creatures panel Nr. BM	Astor Place Subway Beaver plaque	Lion fragment
NEW cornice lion Nr. 213

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