A Very Good c.1880 Cast Iron Relief Model in the Form of a Lion Couchant sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Julian’s Hall (later The Gaumont)

Julian’s Hall (later The Gaumont) and the North Cinema were all familiar to the Guernsey public from the late 1920s and early 1930s onwards

The condition of the mask is good with no losses or chips aside from some wear to the nose and some loss to the edge of one of the ears

The top face appears to be braced to an underface so there are essentially two dials present

Width: 100 inches

A Very Good c.1880 Cast Iron Relief Model in the Form of a Lion Couchant sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Julian’s Hall (later The Gaumont)Origin: British Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1890 Width: 27. 5 inches Height: 14 inches Weight: 8. 8 KGS The well patinated flat back cast iron door porter recumbent lion, half modelled in the Landseer style, probably by T. Jones of Carmarthen in around 1880, with one paw outstretched and flowing mane, survives from the late nineteenth century. Showing weathering commensurate with age, having been placed outside,