English & European Ceramics & Glass - 15th December 2020
Lot 217
A John Walton (Staffordshire) figure of the English lion c.1820
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A John Walton (Staffordshire) figure of the English lion c.1820, crowned and with his head turned to the right, his left paw resting atop a yellow ball, seated before flowering bocage and raised on a grassy base, applied WALTON banner to the reverse, a chip to the base, losses to the bocage, 15cm high.
Cf. Myrna Schkolne, People, Pastimes and Pleasures, p.163 for an identical figure with its pair, the Unicorn.