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Lot 119

A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel lion bonbonnière, circa 1770-80

23 February 2022, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel lion bonbonnière, circa 1770-80

Modelled as a mournful lion, lying curled on a grassy mound, his coat and shaggy mane picked out in tones of ochre and brown, the hinged lid painted with figure in a rural landscape, 5.4cm wide

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For a similar bonbonnière in the form of a leopard with an equally concerned expression see Sotheby's sale, 26 February 1985, lot 58.

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