A Painted Plaster Sculpture of an Elephant & Handler; Frederick Thomas Daws; (1878-1956) sub-Antiques 5”The large hand-painted theatre backdrop

5”The large hand-painted theatre backdrop on canvas linen depicting an atmospheric scene in mauve grey and silver hues showing the interior of a large Cathedral

with just a hint of haunting

each with a hand written fortune in French and holding a black cloth book in hand with text in French

when Cooper was demobilized after seven years of military service

with singles being found more often

A Painted Plaster Sculpture of an Elephant & Handler; Frederick Thomas Daws; (1878-1956) sub-Antiques 5”The large hand-painted theatre backdropOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1930 35Height: 15Width: 5. 5Depth: 16. 5 (all at extremities)The beautifully modelled painted plaster model of a large adult African Elephant with his handler atop, stood on a rectangular base; sculpted by Frederick Thomas Daws (1878 1956), the whole apparently being un signed, in a all over ochre wash and surviving from 1930s England. Remaining in sound overall condition the piece has some