A BOW WHITE GLAZED FIGURE OF A LION

A BOW WHITE GLAZED FIGURE OF A LION

C.1750-52

modelled seated on his haunches with his right forepaw resting on a stump, his head turned over his right shoulder, on a low base

8cm high

References

Anton Gabszewicz, Made at New Canton from the Collection of the London Borough of Newham, p. 104, plates 93 an 94 for very similar white glazed lions.

Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures, 1748-1774. p.71, plate 29, A66 for a similar lion facing forwards.