Carved Orange Folk Art Lion with Bared Teeth arms Some wear as evident but

Some wear as evident but who cares

no cracks or chips or other issues

as are the gridded lines

the form of which definitely shaped the carving

Carved Orange Folk Art Lion with Bared Teeth arms Some wear as evident butThere is quite a rich and diverse history of Pennsylvania folk art lions, the 19th century redware pottery lions of John Bell perhaps most famous of all, but many wonderful interactions, including some marvelous fraktur watercolor versions. I found this small carved and painted wooden lion at a favorite shop in Lancaster Country and presume it's of Pennsylvania too, while channeling a little bit of the Chinese foo dog and a definitely with strong