A Good Large Upper Section of a 19thC Male Lion’s Skull sub-Antiques Largely at the insistence of

Largely at the insistence of his American wife

Provenance: Formally the property of a City Gentleman

pictured in the artist’s studio in 1928

this is a wonderfully ornamental throwback that has masses of appeal to foodies

in keeping with the period

A Good Large Upper Section of a 19thC Male Lion’s Skull sub-Antiques Largely at the insistence ofOrigin: 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.