An Early 19thC Folk Art Painted Terracotta Model of a Lion c.1810 sub-Architectural & Garden The condition of the chairs

The condition of the chairs is good with no structural flaws to report

The painting is presented in its original ornate wooden gilt frame

Dutch hatchment painters did not follow the British convention of marking a surviving spouse with a white background

The plate does have some minor areas of wear

An Early 19thC Folk Art Painted Terracotta Model of a Lion c.1810 sub-Architectural & Garden The condition of the chairsOrigin: UnknownPeriod: Early 19thCProvenance: The Sir Michael Codron Collection of LionsDate: c. 1800 25Width: 5Height: 6Depth: 2In original condition, the naively stylised hand painted terracotta lion, being free standing and with kindly facial features to a flowing stylised mane, the whole surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The condition is slightly tired which is part of its appeal with chipping to the paintwork as