A Decorative Black Painted Plaster Portrait Bust of Homer c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects A very pretty clock with

A very pretty clock with ‘Miss Haversham-esque’ decorative merit

The second picture is a slightly more accomplished work by the provincial artist as he refined his study of the female sitter

The wind-beaten

Violins have been the subject for works of art from time to time and sometimes feature as part of a trompe l`oeil works of art especially in the latter part of the nineteenth century

displaying an incredible dark and beautifully aged patina and colour

A Decorative Black Painted Plaster Portrait Bust of Homer c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects A very pretty clock withOrigin: English Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Width: 11 Depth: 8 Height: 17 The Base: 5. 5 diameter The very decorative black painted composition plaster portrait bust of the blind poet Homer, sculpted and painted to resemble the eighteenth century basaltware bust of the ancient Greek poet that was produced by Wedgwood in Staffordshire, the draped poet on a socle base, the reverse stamped London, the front cartouche with