This beautifully carved lion features a full mane and exceptionally
detailed muscles and veins. A blonde bathing beauty tugs at the mane on
the romance side. Even the reverse side of this Dentzel figure has unique
detailing with an unusual tufted blanket.
The lion rides the carousel in
the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, along with many other unusual
menagerie animals, plus 31 horses and two small chariots. It was originally
carved in the Dentzel Factory in Philadelphia, PA in 1900.
