West Germany Lioness

This vintage mid-century porcelain figurine depicts a stylized, prowling lioness (Model 2169), beautifully crafted by a factory in Western Germany between 1955 and 1973. The piece showcases an elegant, fluid "S-curve" spine posture and captures a remarkably expressive, hand-finished facial snarl highlighted by delicate airbrushed brown shading, a striking white muzzle, and fine black whisker dots. Its high-gloss glazed finish transitions beautifully from rich ochre tones along the back to a soft cream-coloured underbelly, which proudly bears the original green-ink stamped mark reading "Western Germany 30" alongside an incised model number and an authentic kiln vent hole. While the underbelly features stable, age-appropriate glaze crazing that highlights its vintage authenticity, the piece remains structurally sound with brilliant light reflectivity, noting only a very minor, superficial flea-bite glaze chip on the rim of its left ear.