Brown Glazed Folk Art Signed Clay Lion in the Manner of John Bell 1972 edition I found it at the

I found it at the estate sale of an actress and philanthropist and like to imagine it was a souvenir from perhaps a first apartment rental in New York or London

Really cool

I think he's a pretty great looking little monkey

I'd guess this frame dates to the 1940s or so

including figures in beautifully decorated kimonos sitting and eating

Brown Glazed Folk Art Signed Clay Lion in the Manner of John Bell 1972 edition I found it at theI don't know the age or much about the origins of this charming lion, but I do know it came from Pennsylvania, and certainly it bears a strong resemblance to the iconic folk art lion of John Bell (18001880) from the Shenandoah Valley, which itself bore the influence of Staffordshire and Rockingham lions from the mid 18th c. This one is signed Dorlisa (or possibly Dorlida) Lyons (appropriately) and I think it honors its predecessors quite nicely, and