Let the countdown begin: LEO will be here in one short month!
On 23 July, the Sun will transit out of Cancer and into the sun sign of LEO. In the coming weeks, as we approach that celestial benchmark, we will highlight some of our favorite leonine items (all available in our on-line store). Until then, let's content ourselves with this handsome, Turn-of-the-Century cast iron bank. It is sculpted in the form of a lion—and still has heavy traces of its original, golden paint. The two halves are assembled with a screw, however, I would not advise attempting to open it—not knowing how tightly-fused the screw is within the metal (125 years on). But it is a handsome sculpture. And it suggests many, many years of history. Perhaps some youngster kept his hard-won coins in this lion—which sat atop his bedside table, desk or windowsill? Click on the photo above to learn more about it.
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).
To arrange a visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only), please call 917-446-4248.