Each spirited beast well modeled with lively expression and shown seated atop a rectangular base which fits into a waisted plinth-form base, one with the forepaws standing and a small climbing cub on his back, the other with paw resting atop a beribboned brocade ball, each wearing a bell and tassel-hung collar, glazed in green with yellow details and crest the nail aubergine, together with a nice sancai brush-rest depicting a deer between a monkey and a rock and a wood stand. In good conditions, minor losses in enamels and minor wear on the surface. 25 cm high, 15,5 cm wide Provenance: from the important mansion in Rome of a Lombard noble Lady