A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Samuel Summers Drew had either

Samuel Summers Drew had either retired or died by January 15

The cabinet is in super condition

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whilst the screw off finial reveals the concealed lead reserve at the other

extending to hair combs

A Beautifully Carved Early 18thC Portland Stone Bust of a Young Woman sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Samuel Summers Drew had eitherOrigin: English Period: Early Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1720 1740 Height: 21 inches Width 10 inches Depth: 16 inches In one piece with backstrut, the section projecting on a later base of cement, the carved Portland stone (limestone) bust of a young woman in three quarter relief, wearing a headscarf, her hair centrally parted and arranged in two braids survives from the first half of the eighteenth century. Wonderfully weathered,