A Rare 19thC Shell-Work Folk Art Figure of a Lady

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A Rare 19thC Shell-Work Folk Art Figure of a LadyOrigin: Possibly West IndianPeriod: Mid Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1850 80Height: 6Width: 1. 75Depth: 1. 5 The rare and beautifully worked unique folk art figure of a lady intricately constructed in papers and exotic shells, having a painted face and silk covered tall hat, standing on a square pine base, the whole surviving from the middle of the nineteenth century and possibly of West Indian origin. This delicate figure is largely intact

she was present in Greek mythology

and Swan joined John Mawson

untouched appearance

utterly intriguing

Lizars was a frequent exhibitor of portraits

Important cassoni were often made in pairs and bore the arms and other heraldic devices of the respective noble families

being signed and dated ‘63 Storch’ survives from mid-century Britain

Further reading on this topic and this type of carving can be found in the book ‘Artists in Wood’ by Frederick Fried

’ This date ties perfectly in with our picture dated just a year later

Height: 9” or 11” with handle

the whole standing on ring turned front legs to rear sabres and surviving from the middle of nineteenth century England

around one to two years old