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As centre tables go this is of a higher quality than many of the others made in the period
The near life size hand painted model of a Jack Russell terrier dog in lifelike pigments surviving from the second quarter of the twentieth century
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
It is possible that the bust is a fragment of a larger composition
There are no major flaws and the buckle appears to be original
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
