A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Curios survives from the Regency period

survives from the Regency period

These bottles are all unmarked and would have helped to form the apothecaries stable

A nice old example of an instantly recognizable flag

the ring necked parakeet has long been housed in his rather opulent ebonised and parcel gilt case with naturalistic setting

Most ambrotype photos found today are unsigned

A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Curios survives from the Regency periodOrigin: 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,