An Early 19thC Polychrome Painted Terracotta Figure of a Lion c.1800-10 reserved Then everything fell apart

Then everything fell apart

to two fielded paneled cupboard doors opening to reveal a vacant interior

the sitter in formal dress with taffeta cravatte and medal

now in half form

An Early 19thC Polychrome Painted Terracotta Figure of a Lion c.1800-10 reserved Then everything fell apartOrigin: Italian Period: Early 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 10 Width: 6 Height: 6. 25 Depth: 3 In original condition, the hand painted terracotta lion painted in an nave style, to an integral oval base, the whole being beautifully timeworn and surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The condition is tired which is part of its appeal with chipping to the paintwork as photographed, though importantly there is no restoration