A Good Pair of c.1900 Terracotta Lions by Adam Mason & Sons of Horwich, Lancashire poa-item The original Knole sofa is

The original Knole sofa is thought to have been made around 1640

these baskets simply encapsulate the Regency period

and the poise and shape of the figures here point to a keen knowledge of the human body and the use of colour is sparing but superbly effective

she has been well loved

and he was possibly the son of Samuel and Maria Jones and so the brother of the rather younger William George Jones (see below)

A Good Pair of c.1900 Terracotta Lions by Adam Mason & Sons of Horwich, Lancashire poa-item The original Knole sofa isOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Width: 12. 75 Height: 22 Depth: 14. 5 (all at extremities) The very attractive pair of terracotta arch topped flat backed half length seated lions, for positioning either side of an entrance way, each with beautifully textured surfaces, good flowing manes and sharply cast paws, having impress stamped to the fronts with the makers name of A. Mason Winter Hill Fire Bricks Works,