A Superb Large c.1800 Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Recumbent Lion sub-Curios Style: Khal Mohammadi

Style: Khal Mohammadi

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

the glass etched in bold lettering within an attractive double ruled border

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

The well-sized bust of a bearded Greek philosopher in the classical manner

A Superb Large c.1800 Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Recumbent Lion sub-Curios Style: Khal MohammadiOrigin: 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.