A Superb Large c.1800 Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Recumbent Lion sub-Mirrors & Lighting The condition is good with

The condition is good with only one section to the rear bottom lacking

This sweet little table has just enough Gothic styling whilst avoiding the sometimes all too elaborate over carving meaning it can fit into any interior and its versatility proves desirable

and importer of French painting brushes

Provenance: The collection of the late Professor Michael Jaffé

The second vessel would have held lozenges or troches of Bismuth (Subnitrate and a misturae or mixture) which is found mostly in metallic state as small veins in rocks

A Superb Large c.1800 Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Recumbent Lion sub-Mirrors & Lighting The condition is good withOrigin: Italian Period: Late 18thC Early 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 1800 Width: 25. 5 Depth: 10. 5 Height: 17. 5 (all at extremities) In original condition, the generously sized recumbent terracotta lion beautifully modelled in the neoclassical style gazing forward with a vigilant expression under a richly carved mane and well articulated paws stretched upon a rectangular plinth base, surviving from eighteenth to nineteenth century Italy.