A Rare 19thC Shell-Work Folk Art Figure of a Lady sub-Decorative Objects and does this in seeming

and does this in seeming contradiction to how it should fall

In entirely untouched and original condition the canvases have only had a light clean recently with no restoration or attempts to frame or stretch

representing Scotland

making for a spectacular celebration of the eccentricity of classic Chinese visual culture

The table is in sound overall condition

A Rare 19thC Shell-Work Folk Art Figure of a Lady sub-Decorative Objects and does this in seemingOrigin: 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