"Pair Of Terracotta Lions, Italy 19th Century"
The lions lying on rectangular bases, one signed and dated on the reverse Mossino 2do, Cuisano d'Aste 1890.Beautiful original patina.
Chiusano d'Asti is a town in northern Italy, in Piedmont.
Reference:
James David Draper and Guilhem Scherf, "Playing with Fire, European Terracotta Models 1740-1840", New York, 2003.
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