A Fine Patinated Bronze Artist’s Study of a Human Hand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Also on the reverse is

Also on the reverse is a manuscript label which reads  “4 Twenty One

no parts are missing or have been replaced and the presence of the horn to the handle is a particularly desirable design feature

They were intended as decoy ships

There is some light fraying to the edges of the fabric and some light discoloration to the colours with one striped area of fade

A Fine Patinated Bronze Artist’s Study of a Human Hand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Also on the reverse isOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 50 Length: 8 inches Width: 4. 75 inches Height: 2 inches Weight: 500 grams Finely cast in bronze, and now with a beautiful patination, the life size proportioned sculptured human hand modelled in a relaxed position survives from the first half of the twentieth century. Most probably a unique commissioned stand alone piece, the model has a rich deep patina,