European Furniture and Decorative Arts

Sturdy overall. The eyes are carved and painted wood. Scattered worm holes but not significantly wormed except on one legs back. Traces of old gilding and multiple layers of old painted decoration. An old nail in the top of the head. An age crack through the center front of the mane continuing through the main. That leg loose and probably re-stuck. The other leg intact but missing the tops of some of its toes. Possibly missing an element that the right paw originally rested on. The shaped plinth base is modern. Approximately 25-30 pounds.

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