Early 19th Century Bronze Figures of GriffinsAn exquisite and very rare Regency period pair of bronze desktop ornaments modelled as Griffins with lion's heads. England, early 19th century. Why We Like Them We love the exquisite sculptural quality of these griffins, the superb cast and their noble, time worn patina. Design These exquisite bronze ornaments, modelled as chimerical winged lionesses sacred to the deity Apollo and emblematic of sovereignty and power, are informed by a design by the