A Pair of 19thC Carved Stone Gate Pier Fragmentary Lion Head Carvings c.1860 sub-Art & Sculpture These gadget canes were considered

These gadget canes were considered to be fashionable and included items such as cigarettes

We have given the piece a thorough clean and wax

Slightly ambiguous in terms of origin

Females are appreciably larger and heavier

so we presume two were lost at birth or that this work was executed before their arrival

A Pair of 19thC Carved Stone Gate Pier Fragmentary Lion Head Carvings c.1860 sub-Art & Sculpture These gadget canes were consideredOrigin: Scottish Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 No. 1: 13" wide x 9. 5" high x 11" deep No. 2: 12" wide x 9. 5" high x 9" deep The well carved pair of mid nineteenth century opposing stone gate pier carvings, each modelled as the head of a lion with full manes, presented in fragmentary condition, the wholes with an appealing weathered and decorative look, surviving from a Scottish estate. In fragmentary condition, the