A Sculptural 19thC Death Mask on Integral Pedestal sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Martyr Worthy

Martyr Worthy

They could of course both be extensively restored

installed at Pevensey bay

crazing and slight losses to frame

A Sculptural 19thC Death Mask on Integral Pedestal sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Martyr WorthyOrigin: 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