Lot Essay
For a pair of similar lions, see Elizabeth Adams and David Redstone, Bow Porcelain (London, 1991), p. 190, pl. 124; see also the pair sold by Christie's London, 14 October 1985, lot 236.
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CIRCA 1750-5, EACH WITH INCISED MARK OF THE ASTROLOGICAL SYMBOL FOR MARS
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A pair of Bow white models of a lion and lioness
Circa 1750-5, each with incised mark of the astrological symbol for Mars
Each modelled recumbent to the left and right, the lion looking towards the onlooker, the lioness with her head slightly downturned, on rocky shaped oval bases (both models broken and restored)
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) and 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) long (2)
Circa 1750-5, each with incised mark of the astrological symbol for Mars
Each modelled recumbent to the left and right, the lion looking towards the onlooker, the lioness with her head slightly downturned, on rocky shaped oval bases (both models broken and restored)
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) and 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) long (2)
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