my thoughts are that although I understand why you'd want to do it I think an extension on a lionhead always looks sad.
I haven't yet seen a lions head stuck up against the black door-jamb that in any way enhances the elegance and royalty of the carving.
if I had to do it I would try to ensure that the ebony was as minimalist as possible with plain fittings and screws so as not to detract from the carving with bling.
On Jeff's lion head I think I would try to use wood the same finish as the head , with just a slim ebony cap. to make it look as if it was done like that from the start.
them's my thoughts.
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