A Pair of Late 19thC Naïve Terracotta Lions by Orr & Morris c.1870-90 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope The picture is in sound

The picture is in sound overall condition and

aero-engine tester and draughtsman before returning to Shoreditch to resume his duties in 1945

the carcass of deep proportions and of superb colour

The hinges all operate as they should and it remains intact in all other areas with wear to the tooled leather and gilded brass as photographed

it is thought that he was most probably the first man in England to decorate his entire house in the Japanese style and drew part of his inspiration from 2 volumes of Hokusai's Mangwa from which he gained his knowledge of Japanese wood construction and he carefully studied original pieces on display at museums

A Pair of Late 19thC Naïve Terracotta Lions by Orr & Morris c.1870-90 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope The picture is in soundOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 5. 5 Width: 5. 5 Depth: 15. 25 The attractive pair of opposing terracotta recumbent lions by Orr & Morris of Bolton, England, for positioning either side of an entrance way or mantlepiece, each with beautifully textured surfaces with remnants of old paint layers, stylised in the nave manner with flowing manes and paws to stepped plinth bases, surviving from the last