Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 22nd September 2021
Lot 13
A STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE POTTERY FIGURE OF THE ENGLISH LION
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £800
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Description
A STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE POTTERY FIGURE OF THE ENGLISH LION
BY JOHN WALTON, C.1820
modelled recumbent on a grassy mound, wearing a crown, his left paw resting on a yellow sphere, with flowering bocage, the back applied with a 'Walton' banner
15cm high, 13.3cm wide
Provenance
The Sir Michael Codron Collection of Lions.
Catalogue Note
See Mylne Schkolne, 'People, Passions, Pastimes and Pleasures', p.163, for an identical figure with its pair, the unicorn.