Lions Den..

Hi my friends, the always curious Norwegian is back, this time with what i believe is a book support, on what may be a marble base and what i think is a casting of a lion on top. It has been with my family forever, but with both my mom and dad gone, there is no-one to ask the history and what it is. I even seem to remember we had two, but i have found only one. As it is packed down in boxes for now, i do not even have the measurement, but i will assume it is around 10 cm long- so it is a neat and not a massive item.
Anyone who can give me a clue on what it is, and approx age, based on this scarce information?
Wish you all a wonderful weekend!

 

Doesn't seem to be one of Thorvaldsen's several lion sculptures & not a Medici one. There are a lot of recumbent lions out there. Feel as though we have had something like this on a board before. Maybe a member with a functioning memory will find it.

 

Thanks for your comment here, you know, i sometime feel a bit silly for posting a small object like this - because, as you say, there is so many lion figures out there, in various shapes and forms. Like elephants and other beloved animals. I am happy for any comment- and yes, let us hope that someone may share some new knowledge of this. However, my friend, do not discredit your memory - i am sure it works very well - but who can cope with all this available information on the web?? It is wonderful, but this is what happens...

 

There's nothing like just asking search for 'lion bookend'. This is the thread that was roaring faintly in the back of my brain:

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/lion-bookend-vintage-or-reproduction.26016/

And thank you for the reassuring words on my fitfully functioning brain.

 

The link in the earlier thread is now broken, but these are the Canova lions mentioned: