A Rare Early 19thC English Shell-Work Figure of a China Man in the Manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles such as a conventional Destroyer

such as a conventional Destroyer

The wonderfully evocative phrenologist bust in plaster

particularly when they were specifically designed as part of new architectural schemes

Applied locally

These figures were obviously brought back by the owners from mid nineteenth century Italy and forgotten about which makes them even more interesting

A Rare Early 19thC English Shell-Work Figure of a China Man in the Manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles such as a conventional DestroyerOrigin: English Period: Early 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 Height: 7. 5 Width: 2. 5 Depth: 2. 5 The rare and beautifully worked figure of a Chinese man intricately constructed entirely of exotic shells, having the remains of a long beard and carrying a basket, standing on a circular plinth base, the whole surviving from the very early stages of nineteenth century England. This delicate figure is largely intact but is lacking an ear, a foot