Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Steve Alcott

At Eddie Condon's on 54th St, there was a large mural on the east wall that featured among others, Bob Casey with "The Lady". I used to see it from the bandstand and asked around; this is the info I got. "The Lady" was owned by both Bob Casey & Bob Haggart and possibly Red Balaban. As far as I know, it is now owned by Phil Flanagan.

What bass are we talking about? What year/s are we talking about? There might be more than one bass with that same nick name.

Here is a bass called 'The OLD Lady', attributed to G.P. Maggini with the head by Benvenuto Cellini;

Note: Not everyone agrees the Bass is by Maggini and the Head, well Cellini died 10 years before Maggini was born. Still, these are the attributes attached to this beautiful old bass.