A Majolica figure of a Medici lion 2nd half 19th century

A Majolica figure of a Medici lion 2nd half 19th century, by George Skey's Wilnecote Pottery in Tamworth, modelled standing four square with one forepaw resting on a red ball, raised on a rectangular green base, impressed mark, 35.5cm.

Cf. Geoffrey Godden, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain, pl.518 for a similar example.