Fake pair of bronze wall lights with 2 arms of lights. One of the wall lights is in the shape of the head of Hercules wearing the cloak of the Nemean lion which has the particularity of having impenetrable skin. Killing this monster and bringing it back to Eurystheus constitutes the first of the twelve labors that Hercules must accomplish.
The second applique represents the head of Dionysus crowned with vines and the pardalid (leopard skin) as an attribute. In Greek and Roman iconography, the pardalid is worn by mythical characters linked to Dionysus and by the god himself. As an attribute, the pardalid participates in the identification of these characters and recalls the link made between the god and the panther, which is often depicted alive near him.
Electrification up to standards.
19th century,
France
Height: 50cm
Width: 25cm
