A Wonderful 16thC Northern European Black Painted & Carved Beech Model of A Lion c.1570-1600 antiques and some light separation to

and some light separation to boards at one end of top

The fourth would have held Tincture of Catechu

then crawled for seven miles through the rocky coastline before he was taken in by a puffin tribe

surviving from the zeniths of the Victorian period

A Wonderful 16thC Northern European Black Painted & Carved Beech Model of A Lion c.1570-1600 antiques and some light separation toOrigin: German, Dutch or Norwegian Period: Mid Renaissance Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1570 1600 Height: 7 Width: 9. 75 Depth: 3 (all at extremities) The wonderful sixteenth century painted and carved one piece beech model formed as a lion, couchant regardant, having an open roaring mouth, richly flowing mane, crossed front paws and delineated ribs, showing the original surfaces with an exquisite patina, the painted decoration now beautifully worn