A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman

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A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young WomanOrigin: English Period: Early Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1720 1740 Height: 21 inches Width 10 inches Depth: 16 inches In one piece with backstrut, the section projecting on a later base of cement, the carved Portland stone (limestone) bust of a young woman in three quarter relief, wearing a headscarf, her hair centrally parted and arranged in two braids survives from the first half of the eighteenth century. Wonderfully weathered,

Provenance: The Crocodile shot by T

However by 1972 the company was sold

this pair having a nice light patina and in full working order

literally means "writing with fire" and is the traditional art of using a heated tip or poker to burn or scorch designs onto natural materials such as wood in this instance

printed by the Dangerfield printing Company

being dissatisfied with the quality of existing pens

The nineteenth century had seen the gradual decline in fairs as marts of trade and the emergence of the amusements side of the events

Winchester”

This is a large version of this sought after design and with thousands of reproductions produced it is refreshing to see a large original mid century piece of information artwork

and sense of fun

The arms are a direct reference to Saint Helena

preserved in formaldehyde within a cylindrical glass capsule

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