This antique porcelain figure of a leopard is small but ferocious. It is modeled grappling with something in its jaws, recumbent on a rocky base that is picked out in green and edged with a gilt line. The leopard’s coat is washed in yellow with black markings, It was made by Samuel Alcock in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1835. Alcock was renowned for producing fine-quality porcelain animals, and this leopard figure is one of the best. It is a quality piece with good attention to detail, a little gem! Dimensions: 3.5 inches long x 1.8″ wide x 2″ tall Marks: an impressed factory mark and # “256.” Condition: Excellent Ref: Geoffrey Godden illustrates a very similar pair of leopards, noting the excellent quality of the porcelain and coloring, in his chapter on Alcock in Staffordshire Porcelain (1983), p.308, fig.471.