A Good French c.1890 Wax Shop Display Mannequin Head of a Lady

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A Good French c.1890 Wax Shop Display Mannequin Head of a LadyOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Height: 9 inches Depth: 8 inches (all approximate and at maximum) The beautiful wax work modelled head, in painted translucent wax with implanted human hair and glass eyes survives from late nineteenth century France. Condition wise the head is in very good order with only a small section of loss to the collar. It can be free standing and remains in original condition

insight into the way Frederick Barlow worked

with South Pacific legends describing clams that lie in wait to trap unsuspecting swimmers or swallow them whole

In 1826 he opened a cotton mill at Ferguslie to produce his own thread and

but the fact this globe has survived is quite remarkable

with only two small areas of loss to the carving

The voice is faint

The deep blue/indigo ground is pierced and dominated by an interlinked diamond medallion with an ivory ground

Size: P 1/2 UK USA 8

the generously sized hand painted recumbent terracotta lion with long whiskers and flowing mane supporting a shield inscribed VBV

stationer and artists' colourman and also sub-distributor of Stamps for Belfast

The wheel benefits from a rare piston internal crank arrangement mounted inside the back support

his hands and feet are in worn but good order and the dummy is totally and utterly original