China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The lion is modelled seating on a rectangular plinth and applied with a leafy holder, the front leg raised with a cub clutching onto it. Decorated vividly with green, yellow and brown enamels.
Condition: With manufacturing flaws and wear as well as reglued and damaged areas. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.
