#58

Very Rare American Wooden Glass-Eyed Lion by Schoenhut, Transitional Model
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Description
8" (20 cm.) All carved wood with jointed neck, well-defined mane with shaded hair and defined tendrils, very defined pronounced painted nose, closed mouth with painted teeth and fangs, glass eyes, jointed legs, rope tail. Excellent condition. Schoenhut, 1909, transitional model of carved mane lion from Adventures in Africa series is exceptionally rare and has very unusual facial shape, few examples are know to exist.