A Sculptural 19thC Death Mask on Integral Pedestal sub-Curios There is spotting to some

There is spotting to some areas and colour run to one central area

Scyliorhinus canicula

The simple use of colour in this work is exceptionally well executed with only five colours making up the ensemble but to great aesthetic effect with the slate ground pierced by black

but far less difficult than one would initially imagine

A Sculptural 19thC Death Mask on Integral Pedestal sub-Curios There is spotting to someOrigin: English Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1830 60 Height: 11. 25 inches Base Diameter: 4. 5 inches Width: 6. 5 inches (at extremity) The life size parian ware (?) moulded half round death mask of a middle aged male, the reverse stamped D rusiel (?) 120 on an integral plinth socle base survives from the early to middle Victorian period. In good original condition the mask only suffers from a handful of chips, which are