A Rare 19thC Shell-Work Folk Art Figure of a Lady sub-Antiques the dressing table

the dressing table

northern England

at the end

The ballerina sits with her side to the viewer

5” (all at extremities)See here for an introduction to the work of Beth Carter

A Rare 19thC Shell-Work Folk Art Figure of a Lady sub-Antiques the dressing tableOrigin: 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