A LARGE ENGLISH TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A LION
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A LARGE ENGLISH TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A LION

AFTER THE MODEL BY ALFRED STEVENS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE ENGLISH TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A LION
AFTER THE MODEL BY ALFRED STEVENS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Shown 'sejant' on an octagonal base
41in. (104cm.) high, 13½in. (34.3cm.) wide at base
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Lot Essay

Alfred Stevens (b.1817-d.1875)
The design was conceived by Stevens in about 1852 to cap the railings outside the British Museum
Comparative Literature: Diane Bilbey 'British Sculpture 1470-2000 at the V&A' London 2002. Catalogue entries 654-656.

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