A Good Pair of Large Mid-19thC Terracotta Recumbent Lions c.1860 poa-item The colour of the walnut

The colour of the walnut is superb and the condition largely excellent

“Sweep and the Whitewasher”

London's Hyde Park was the site of an informal pet's cemetery between 1881 and 1903 in the gatekeeper's garden

And that is why it is still referred to as the 'gemstone of the rainbow'

A Good Pair of Large Mid-19thC Terracotta Recumbent Lions c.1860 poa-item The colour of the walnutOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 Width: 15 Depth: 34 Height: 21 (all at extremities) In wonderful weathered condition, the opposing terracotta lions, generously sized and in the recumbent position, each beautifully and sharply modelled in the neoclassical style with vigilant expressions under richly carved manes and well articulated paws and tails, being stretched upon a rectangular plinth base and