original full-figured 1918 louis h. sullivan-designed speckle glazed terra cotta rearing lion sculpted by kristian schneider

original historically important richly colored glazed terra cotta rearing lion executed by the american terra cotta company, chicago, ills. the lion is nearly identical - both in size and proportion - to the lions louis h. sullivan designed and used on the 1919 merchants and merchants union bank located in columbus, wisc. the lions were sculpted by kristian schneider, who modeled much of sullivan's ornament in terra cotta, plaster, and iron.