a stoneware "Leo" sculpture of a lion, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950-51.
Glaze in yellow and brown hues, signed R SWEDEN G.N 14/200. Height excluding wooden stand, 28 cm, length approx. 38 cm.
A claw on a back paw with a small chip.
Accompanying wooden stand with silver plaque, stamped 1951, with a gift inscription: "Thank you for the past years of industrious happiness - Your devoted friend John Nottorp".
Petter Eklund, "Gunnar Nylund - konstnär och industriformgivare", Historiska Media 2017, see the model illustrated p. 113.