Whenever dignitaries are honoured in the festive rooms of the Bavarian State Chancellery, it is also done under the watchful eye of this royal lion. Originating as a reminder of the Bavarian royal house, the heraldic animal created by Ernst August Rauch counts among the most intricate models of its species. Great care was taken in finely carving out the crown by knife and gradually adding delicate individual pieces to the figure, enthroned here upon a six-centimetre tall base.