A French Plaster Maquette of a Ladies Hand c.1890 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage and with the original hanging

and with the original hanging chain fixtures

but in 1901 disaster struck and Arthur was diagnosed with stomach cancer

Height: 2”

with a further number '5' stamp to each side

was eventually doomed by the relentless expansion of the nearby urban areas and demolished in 1912

A French Plaster Maquette of a Ladies Hand c.1890 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage and with the original hangingOrigin: FrenchPeriod: Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890Height: 3. 5Width: 8Depth: 5The plaster cast of a ladies hand, which would have been used in an artist's studio for drawing and sculpture study, and bearing two finger rings, surviving intact with a good colour. The cast has a lovely overall patination as photographed. It has a hook to the back so can be wall hung or displayed on a shelf. Verso it bears interesting pencil annotations