Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion tiny shoe form Most are marked with hand-written

Most are marked with hand-written point values on one side

and of the rare sort able to pull off a corsage like this one

It's definitely the paint job that really makes it--the perfect creamy white and blood red combo

10 5/8" l x 3 15/16" t x 13/16" thick

15" x 12 3/8"

Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion tiny shoe form Most are marked with hand-writtenQuite 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