The LEO in Summer - III


Cast Iron "Fierce Lion" Bookends with Golden Paint (LEO Design)

 

This week, we're presenting some of our favorite felines—The LEO in Summer—which can be found in our LEO Design on-line shop. 

Wednesday's LEO was stalking.  Thursday's LEO was static.  Today's LEO is fierce—roaring while he strikes with his left paw.  The pair of cast iron bookends, shown above, portrays a ferocious lion as he might appear in a circus—or on a circus poster.  Most of the original golden finish remains intact.  And the "Cubist" boulder, under foot, reflects the times in which this lion was sculpted—in the Twenties.  The sculptor succeeded in creating a model full of energy, action and fury.  Indeed, this LEO is a monarch.  Click on the photo above to learn more about this handsome pair of bookends.

More Summer Lions tomorrow and in the days to come.

 

Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well!  Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com)

We also can be found in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at The Antique Center of Strabane (www.antiquecenterofstrabane.com).

Or call to arrange to visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only).  917-446-4248