Asian Art - 15th November 2017
Lot 773
A LARGE SOUTH EAST ASIAN BRONZE MODEL OF A LION 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Probably Burmese
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A LARGE SOUTH EAST ASIAN BRONZE MODEL OF A LION
19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Probably Burmese, standing four-square with a long tail curved upwards and a mane, a pronounced snout and clawed feet, with a chequer panel to his back, supported on a rectangular base with reticulated sides decorated with scrolling foliage. Together with a photograph of a group of men signed 'The Folly' Rangoon 25th Dec 1890, 38cm. (2)