A George III Mahogany & Leather Gainsborough Armchair c.1800 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus and for a time the

and for a time the official state lion lived in a golden cage in the Piazza San Marco

The long and double hinged two part legs giving the figure yet more function with the handles well worn and positioned through the dummies base and out the other side for control

with the original pin in place protected with cork

there is considerable wear commensurate with age to the pine

or simply just inspired by her legacy

A George III Mahogany & Leather Gainsborough Armchair c.1800 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus and for a time thearOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 Height: 35. 5 or 18 at seat Width: 28 Depth: 26 The George III period mahogany and tan leather Gainsborough armchair having a low square back above a sprung seat and low enclosed arms, covered in tan leather with brass stud trim, raised on square tapered legs and joined by stretchers and surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The chair is lovely original