Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion tiny shoe form 15" x 12 3/8"

15" x 12 3/8"

and the little hand-painted windows on the sides

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

though there are examples of pull tab games

It's definitely the paint job that really makes it--the perfect creamy white and blood red combo

Marvelous Painted Papier Mache Circus Lion tiny shoe form 15" x 12 3/8"Quite 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