A Good Large Upper Section of a 19thC Male Lion’s Skull sub-Curios This is a very scarce

This is a very scarce and entertaining sign that would have been expensive to make at the time

and excitement about machines and the future

The one-piece top has a extremely fine and desirable patination and a deep rich colour whilst the surfaces of the x-frame legs are all original and bobbled

fancy dress parties were held for almost any occasion

They are now internationally protected

A Good Large Upper Section of a 19thC Male Lion’s Skull sub-Curios This is a very scarceOrigin: African Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Height: 5. 5 inches (at maximum) Width: 9. 5 inches (at maximum) Length: 14 inches (at maximum) The large cranium of an African male lion (Panthera Leo) skull with deep eye sockets and nasal cavities, surviving from the latter half of the nineteenth century. The condition of the whole is good with a well aged patination and ivory hue making the skull very tactile.