Details
Each modelled in three sections as a seated lion on a rectangular base, one with a brocade ball under its left paw, the other with a cub, glazed in turquoise, brown and ochre
4312 in. (110.5 cm.) high; 1612 in. (42 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep, the lions
6812 in. (174 cm.) high, 1914 in. (49 cm.) wide; 2512 in. (65 cm.) deep, overall
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