Lot 61
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A PAINTED AND CARVED WOODEN LION
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A PAINTED AND CARVED WOODEN LION

SPAIN, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY

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A PAINTED AND CARVED WOODEN LION
SPAIN, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Sitting back on its haunches, its head slightly inclined to the left and with a tail wrapped backwards on each side, the forequarters with original paintwork, mostly in a yellow hue outlined in black, and with red mouth with white teeth, the mane with downwards scrolls in black and yellow and the head with long nose, almond shaped eyes and bared teeth, a rectangular socket in the back, cracked, surface rubbed
14in. (35.5cm.) high, base 13.25in. (33.6cm.) long
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

In its bared teeth, this lion bears some resemblence to the famous stone lions from the Lion Coutyard at the Alhambra (Manuel Casamar et al., Arte islamico en Granada, exhibition catalogue, Granada, 1995, nos.124-5, p.351). The strength of the carving and the slightly disproportionate head relate to earlier wooden sculpture in Christian Spain.

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