Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion tiny shoe form and of the rare sort

and of the rare sort able to pull off a corsage like this one

which is all one really needs to become a master fortune teller

10 5/8" l x 3 15/16" t x 13/16" thick

with the horsehair woven through what seems likely to be linen cloth (visible just above the scalloped edge of the pink cloth)

Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion tiny shoe form and of the rare sortQuite a wonderfully done painted papier mache bust of a lion I'd say rendered as if erupting in a roar through the roof of the big top itself! There is a signature, or part of one on the base that I can't quite decipher, but the whoever the maker they certainly knew what they were doing, imparting this lion with huge personality though deft sculpting and painted details, right down to those bared fangs. Great. 4 13 16"" x 3 7 8" x 3". Excellent