{"product_id":"mid-century-leather-wrapped-cheetah-sculpture","title":"Mid-Century Leather-Wrapped Cheetah Sculpture","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarge-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 décor popular in upscale commercial interiors and modernist residential design during the mid-20th century. Surface treatment highlights the natural grain and texture of the leather beneath the warm amber-toned finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOriginally purchased from the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, the sculpture reflects the dramatic decorative styling often associated with luxury interior showrooms and imported design furnishings of the period. Details including individually applied spots, shaped musculature, stitched leather seams, glass eyes, and projecting whiskers give the figure a highly stylized yet expressive appearance. The scale and theatrical presence make it suitable as a floor display or statement interior piece.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nShows moderate wear consistent with age and display use including scattered scuffs, abrasions, finish wear, minor separation at some seams, and age-related surface variation throughout. Whiskers show bending and irregularity, with minor wear to painted spotting and edges. Overall presents well with strong visual impact.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n20\" W x 87\" L x 52\" H\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJM - 105649 - 020623\u003cbr\u003e\nMM - 105649 - 052026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece will need to ship via freight. For information regarding shipping, please visit our Terms \u0026amp; Conditions page \u003ca class=\"GeneratedLink\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/pages\/shipping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Industrial Artifacts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44092748726315,"sku":"105649","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0194\/8170\/files\/6fb1f22a-68ea-58e8-b775-95e6ad2530ea.jpg?v=1779302583","url":"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/products\/mid-century-leather-wrapped-cheetah-sculpture","provider":"Industrial Artifacts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}