Rare Pair Staffordshire Lion and Lioness Figures

Victorian, circa 1860. 2.8ins high, 4.3ins wide, 3.1ins depth. Pair of Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous figures which feature a lion and a lioness with her cub, recumbent on a shaped base.

Green ground. Dull gilt embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to underside of one.

Condition

CONDITION: Lioness: Generally good. Kiln effects: shrinkage line to underside.

RESTORATION: Stabilised and retouched hairline to front left leg.

Retouching to both ears.

Lion: Generally good. Kiln effects: shrinkage line across mane.

RESTORATION: repair to one end of the base, which goes across the tail.

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