17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A soapstone figure of a lion group
17th/18th Century
The reclining lion surrounded by four playful cubs at her side and on her back, holding a ball in the left paw, clenching a ribbon between exposed teeth, bushy tightly curled eyebrows, manes and tail, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet inclusions, traces of black pigment (old cracks)
19.5 cm. wide
17th/18th Century
The reclining lion surrounded by four playful cubs at her side and on her back, holding a ball in the left paw, clenching a ribbon between exposed teeth, bushy tightly curled eyebrows, manes and tail, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet inclusions, traces of black pigment (old cracks)
19.5 cm. wide