Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion egg shaped boxes if not better

if not better

and I believe the fine gauge wool yarn with which the skin was knit was hand-dyed

) Plus this hand-colored litho frog swallowing a fly

Visible area of painting: 4 1/4" x 3 1/4"

4 5/8" x 4 5/8" x 3/8" t

Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion egg shaped boxes if not betterQuite a wonderfully done painted papier mache bust of a lion I'd say rendered as if erupting in a roar through the roof of the big top itself! There is a signature, or part of one on the base that I can't quite decipher, but the whoever the maker they certainly knew what they were doing, imparting this lion with huge personality though deft sculpting and painted details, right down to those bared fangs. Great. 4 13 16"" x 3 7 8" x 3". Excellent