A Good 19thC Lions Paw Cast Iron Doorstop c.1820-40 sub-Religion & Relics with ribbed bodies and lids

with ribbed bodies and lids

Although the legs have obviously been cut down and the central stretcher is lacking

or simply a disc shaped piece of bone well worn and cherished for one reason or other

and two small running cracks

A Good 19thC Lions Paw Cast Iron Doorstop c.1820-40 sub-Religion & Relics with ribbed bodies and lidsOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Regency William IV Early VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1820 40Height: 7Width: 3. 25Depth: 3. 5The good black painted cast iron doorstop crisply cast in the form of a hairy lions paw foot with a rope twist handle and flat back stamped Cross no. 96, the whole surviving from the second quarter of the nineteenth century. The doorstop simply shows commensurate wear and slight rusting and is in totally original order. Although