Objects, Art & Furniture, Antique to Modern and Folk to Formal
Spectacular paint decorated antique fragmentary leopard carving with bright yellow body and fuzzy black spots. Hypnotizing dull-green and black eyes outlined with a red that verges on fluorescent. The same bright color decorates the lips of its closed mouth. Given its diminutive size, this level of detail implies that this carving was intended to be seen at close distance.
In addition to a distinctly non-North American wood species, its painted lotus blossom spots betrays it as Southeast Asian in origin. Guessing from the extent of oxidation visible on its broken limbs, it probably dates to around the turn of the 20th century.
A friend suggested it possibly once embellished a palanquin (litter) but – from a few quick searches – I haven’t personally found similar ornamentation.
Figure itself is approx 6 inches tall x 11 inches long x 3-1/2 wide. Including base: 10 inches tall x 11 inches long and 4 inches wide.
Visible losses and abrasions to paint surface. Glue from old repairs present on and along breaks.
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The shop is located in the Historic Village of Franklin, Delaware County, NY in the western Catskill Mountains.
Shop Address
322 Main Street
Franklin, NY
Mailing Address
1818 State Hwy 28
Oneonta, NY 13820
Shop Hours
Saturdays: 11am – 5:30pm
Sunday: 11am – 4pm
Otherwise by appointment or chance.
Approximate Travel Times
Oneonta: 10 minutes
Delhi: 20 minutes
Cooperstown: 30 minutes
Binghamton: 1 hour
Albany and the Hudson Valley: 1.5 hours
New York City/George Washington Bridge: 2.5 hours
