A Good Pair of c.1900 Terracotta Lions by Adam Mason & Sons of Horwich, Lancashire poa-item and the poise and shape

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

The plinth shaped case with overhanging reeded cornice

she is an amalgamation of periods but has a nice flow all the same

A reliquary (also referred to as a shrine or by the French term châsse) is a container for relics

and it has not been restored at any point

A Good Pair of c.1900 Terracotta Lions by Adam Mason & Sons of Horwich, Lancashire poa-item and the poise and shapeOrigin: 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,