“VENICE LION” - Earrings

Handcrafted from itallian vintage,‘Montagnani’ demitasse pieces and depicting the Lion of Saint Mark.

The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible, and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.

Maker: Montagnani

Origin: Italy

Pattern: Lion of St Mark

Year: C.1891 - 1918

Metal: EPNS