An Early/Mid 20thC Papier-Mâché Model of a Human Skull on Marble Stand reserved and the Black Prison

and the Black Prison

whilst there are flecks of losses and chips to the composition

back and chest to include the latifisimus dorsi

one that surely appeals to lovers of nautical antiques or the charms of folk art

the interior part lined in chamfered and stained softwood

An Early/Mid 20thC Papier-Mâché Model of a Human Skull on Marble Stand reserved and the Black PrisonOrigin: English Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1940 60 Height: 11. 5 Width: 6 Depth: 6 (all on plinth) With a beautiful patina, the model human skull cast in papiermache and hand painted in good detail with the suture lines showing, the whole once used for theatrical use and surviving from the early to mid twentieth century period on a white marble plinth. The skull and stand are both in good original order and it is likely that the