A large Minton Parian model of Una and the Lion, c.1860, by John Bell, the maiden seated sideways on

A large Minton Parian model of Una and the Lion, c.1860, by John Bell, the maiden seated sideways on the back of her faithful companion and holding his mane in one hand, and a Minton Parian model of the Babes in the Wood, sleeping on the woodland floor, restoration to Una's left leg, 38cm max. (2)

Cf. Richard Dennis, the Parian Phenomenon, p.64. The story of Una and the Lion is taken from Spencer's 16th century 'Faerie Queene'.