Mid-Century Leather-Wrapped Cheetah Sculpture George t Schmidt the majority of the wire

the majority of the wire has been stripped off

Manufactured for The Vernon Co

Drexel Furniture Company / Western Electric Co

The design integrates Art Deco and early Modernist influences

of Chicago

Mid-Century Leather-Wrapped Cheetah Sculpture George t Schmidt the majority of the wireLarge scale mid century cheetah sculpture constructed with a leather wrapped body over a carved framework, retaining hand painted black spotting, molded facial features, inset glass eyes, and long synthetic whiskers. The figure is posed in a standing stance with elongated legs, arched back, and extended tail, emphasizing the streamlined proportions associated with exotic animal dcor popular in upscale commercial interiors and modernist residential