A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The mirror is in fantastic

The mirror is in fantastic condition

The sale of this and other forgeries brought him millions of guilders

and the handles now nice and tactile

During the 1920’s Luna Park

A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The mirror is in fantasticOrigin: 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,