Name: An Early 19thC Folk Art Painted Terracotta Model of a Lion c.1810
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SKU: 5355471171
Price: 340.00 USD
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An Early 19thC Folk Art Painted Terracotta Model of a Lion c.1810

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An Early 19thC Folk Art Painted Terracotta Model of a Lion c.1810Origin: UnknownPeriod: Early 19thCProvenance: The Sir Michael Codron Collection of LionsDate: c. 1800 25Width: 5Height: 6Depth: 2In original condition, the naively stylised hand painted terracotta lion, being free standing and with kindly facial features to a flowing stylised mane, the whole surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The condition is slightly tired which is part of its appeal with chipping to the paintwork as

this table has a thousand tales to tell… mines a pint

the art very much electrifying in its simplicity and the frame wonderfully redolent of the decayed country house

and with some undoubted mystery remaining

The angular brush strokes are reminiscent of the art deco period which is when the picture was painted

1920 (the posts)

the posy bunched in a gold vase sat on a ledge

Width: 45” open or 22

Her interior scenes are noted for their muted hues and restrained subject matter

the principal design is of a flowering plant with intertwining stems and leaves

They may benefit from a re-mount according to personal taste

the carcass constructed of a combination of paper maché

suggesting depth and volume