European Ceramics & Glass - 21st October 2008

Lot 127

A pair of Staffordshire models of the British lion

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £220

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Description

A pair of Staffordshire models of the British lion, victorious over the vanquished body of Napoleon III, c.1860, restoration to the face of one lion, 23.5cm. (2) Cf. PD Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p.292, fig.277 for a similar example.