Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion 1930s and original mirror in place

and original mirror in place

More of these sweet old German Erzgebirge houses

Largest "snowflake" measures 5 15/16" square

this one dating I believe to the late 19th/early 20th century

which seems a match made in heaven

Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion 1930s and original mirror in placeQuite a wonderfully done painted papier mache bust of a lion I'd say rendered as if erupting in a roar through the roof of the big top itself! There is a signature, or part of one on the base that I can't quite decipher, but the whoever the maker they certainly knew what they were doing, imparting this lion with huge personality though deft sculpting and painted details, right down to those bared fangs. Great. 4 13 16"" x 3 7 8" x 3". Excellent