This lot is masterfully carved to depict a ferocious lion with its head turned to the side, skillfully carved with tufts of hair flanking a crenulated spinal column terminating in a bushy tail, the group with a hollow body and richly patinated on the exterior to glossy stippled dark reddish-brown colour.
This lot is masterfully carved to depict a ferocious lion with its head turned to the side, skillfully carved with tufts of hair flanking a crenulated spinal column terminating in a bushy tail, the group with a hollow body and richly patinated on the exterior to glossy stippled dark reddish-brown colour.