Lot Essay
Cf. English Earthenware figures 1740-1840 by Pat Halfpenny p.196 pl.53 for a similar example
Details
A pearlware model of a lion
his paw resting on a ball, his tail curled, on an oval base, the lion painted yellow with a black mane and tail, the base in green, the lower section sponged in brown -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, circa 1800-20 (slight wear and minor flaking)
See illustration
his paw resting on a ball, his tail curled, on an oval base, the lion painted yellow with a black mane and tail, the base in green, the lower section sponged in brown -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, circa 1800-20 (slight wear and minor flaking)
See illustration