A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles 5 inches bottom

5 inches bottom

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

Height: 37 inches (with antlers)

There are a few bored holes present to the upper forearms which we believe were used to mount him

The box reads ‘Dartmouth Pottery

A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles 5 inches bottomOrigin: 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,