A Superb Large c.1800 Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Recumbent Lion sub-Curios Length: 200 cms / 6

Length: 200 cms / 6

The piece stands well and there are no losses

a dragonfly and several smaller butterflies native to Britain like the peacock

The case is original but has seen better days with the top detached from the lower and the leather strap with losses

with attractive verdigris

A Superb Large c.1800 Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Recumbent Lion sub-Curios Length: 200 cms / 6Origin: Italian Period: Late 18thC Early 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 1800 Width: 25. 5 Depth: 10. 5 Height: 17. 5 (all at extremities) In original condition, the generously sized recumbent terracotta lion beautifully modelled in the neoclassical style gazing forward with a vigilant expression under a richly carved mane and well articulated paws stretched upon a rectangular plinth base, surviving from eighteenth to nineteenth century Italy.