A Sculptural 19thC Death Mask on Integral Pedestal sub-Curios The base bears around 70%

The base bears around 70% of its original label

The picture is very dirty and if cleaned would become something entirely different

especially through porcelain

that would add instant charm to a small space

A Sculptural 19thC Death Mask on Integral Pedestal sub-Curios The base bears around 70%Origin: English Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1830 60 Height: 11. 25 inches Base Diameter: 4. 5 inches Width: 6. 5 inches (at extremity) The life size parian ware (?) moulded half round death mask of a middle aged male, the reverse stamped D rusiel (?) 120 on an integral plinth socle base survives from the early to middle Victorian period. In good original condition the mask only suffers from a handful of chips, which are