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As centre tables go this is of a higher quality than many of the others made in the period
A technique known as ‘back-painting’ became popular in the 1870s and is less commonly seen with mother of pearl inlay or foil as we see here
some good sense in the choice of those high heels
It is possible that the bust is a fragment of a larger composition
A French Plaster Maquette of a Ladies Hand Dated to 1887 sub-Natural History As centre tables go thisOrigin: FrenchPeriod: Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1887Height: 3Width: 12Depth: 4The plaster cast of a ladies hand and wrist, which would have been used in an artist's studio for drawing and sculpture study, the hand with a finger wedding band ring and beautifully dated to 28th August 1887 and signed V. T, surviving in tact with a good colour. The cast has a lovely overall patination as photographed. It has a hook to the back so can be wall
