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1950's French Signed Sanguine Chalk Head Shoulders Portrait of Man
1950's French Signed Sanguine Chalk Head Shoulders Portrait of Man

1950's French Signed Sanguine Chalk Head Shoulders Portrait of Man

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Man French School, signed and dated 1957 sanguine chalk/ pastel on paper stuck on board board: 13 x 10.25 inches Provenance: private collection, Pari...

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Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Chalk

Italian 18th Century Baroque Chalk / Cast Stone Angel Head
Italian 18th Century Baroque Chalk / Cast Stone Angel Head

Italian 18th Century Baroque Chalk / Cast Stone Angel Head

Located in Buisson, FR

Wonderful chalk/ cast stone angel head. Italy circa 1750 Weathered, small losses.

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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Red Chalk Study for the Head of a Child, Jean Gigoux Proven
Jean-Baptiste Greuze Red Chalk Study for the Head of a Child, Jean Gigoux Proven

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Red Chalk Study for the Head of a Child, Jean Gigoux Proven

By Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (Tournus, 1725 - Paris, 1805) Study for the Head of a Child Red chalk on paper, unsigned 16 7/8 x 11 3/4 in 43 x 29.7 cm This tender and highly evocative red ...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

French Mid Century Expressionist Portrait Chalk Pastel Drawing
French Mid Century Expressionist Portrait Chalk Pastel Drawing

French Mid Century Expressionist Portrait Chalk Pastel Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description: A powerful mid-century expressionist portrait executed in coloured chalk on textured paper. This head-and-shoulders study presents a direct frontal gaze, rendered throu...

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20th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

“Portrait of a Head”
“Portrait of a Head”

“Portrait of a Head”, Circa 1780

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

“Portrait of a Head”

Located in Southampton, NY

Late 18th century mixed media portrait of the head of an old man, perhaps the biblical figure Moses.

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1780s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Portrait of a Man’s Head
Portrait of a Man’s Head

Portrait of a Man’s Head

By William Etty

Located in London, GB

Charcoal and white chalk highlight on paper Label of J.M Maas Gallery (verso) 36cm × 28cm (54cm × 43cm framed) Etty, a student of Thomas Lawrence, R.A., was the first significant Br...

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19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards
Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards

Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards

Located in Henley-on-Thames, England

Giovanni Battista Vanni (1599-1660), c. 1629 Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards Black chalk and sanguine on laid paper, within partial red ink framing lines (inscribed...

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1620s Baroque Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Margaret McClean - 1881 Sanguine, Study of a Head
Margaret McClean - 1881 Sanguine, Study of a Head

Margaret McClean - 1881 Sanguine, Study of a Head

By Margaret McClean

Located in Corsham, GB

A sanguine conte study of a head. Presented in a wash line mount and a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame. Signed and dated to the lower-left edge. Pastel Society exhibition label o...

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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Giacomo Cavedone (1577 – 1660) Head of an Old Man, Old Master Drawing

Giacomo Cavedone (1577 – 1660) Head of an Old Man, Old Master Drawing

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Giacomo Cavedone (Sassuolo 1577 – Bologne 1660) Head of an Old Man, probably Saint Joseph Black chalk with white heightening on brown prepared paper 381 × 273 mm (15 × 10¾ in) Unsi...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile, Wearing an Officer's Jacket

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile, Wearing an Officer's Jacket

By Adolf von Menzel

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Circle of Adolph von Menzel (Berlin or Munich, circa 1890) Head of a Bearded Man in Profile, Wearing an Officer's Jacket Black chalk and white chalk on prepared blue paper, 45 × 30....

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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms
Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms

Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Italian School, late 16th century Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms Red chalk on laid paper, 21 x 11 cm Provenance: Collection of Michael Jaffé CBE (1923–1997), English a...

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16th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile
Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile

Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile

By Carlo Maratta (Ancona 1625 - Rome 1713)

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Studio of Carlo Maratti (or Maratta) Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713 Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile Red chalk on paper 43.4 x 26.6 cm Unsigne...

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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Victoria Harrison, Beachy Head, Affordable Art, Contemporary Art, Seascape Art
Victoria Harrison, Beachy Head, Affordable Art, Contemporary Art, Seascape Art

Victoria Harrison, Beachy Head, Affordable Art, Contemporary Art, Seascape Art

By Victoria Harrison

Located in Deddington, GB

Victoria Harrison Beachy Head Original Painting Acrylic and Acrylic Gloss Varnish on Canvas Board (280g natural cotton duck canvas coated with acid free acrylic gesso) Signed and sta...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Miriam Haskell Glass Sea Shell Earrings
Miriam Haskell Glass Sea Shell Earrings

Miriam Haskell Glass Sea Shell Earrings

By Miriam Haskell

Located in New York, NY

Miriam Haskell summer earrings of chalk white and frosted clear glass, suspended from a chalk white seed bead flower head. 2.25" x 1"

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Vintage 1950s American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Gilt Metal

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Alex Head Turned

Edward SchmidtAlex Head Turned, 2015

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H 37 in W 26 in

Alex Head Turned

By Edward Schmidt

Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA

Edward Schmidt is an artist firmly rooted in the academic Beaux-Arts tradition. He was born in Ann Arbor Michigan in 1946, and earned his Bachelor of Art’s degree from Pratt institut...

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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Pastel Jacob de Wit Head of a Putto
18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Pastel Jacob de Wit Head of a Putto

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Pastel Jacob de Wit Head of a Putto

By Jacob De Wit

Located in Gouda, NL

Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695 – 1754 Amsterdam) A Head of a Putto Black, white, blue and red chalk, grey wash, black ink framing lines, on yellowish paper, partial watermark crowned...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

Oscar (Sitting, Head on Chair), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment
Oscar (Sitting, Head on Chair), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment

Oscar (Sitting, Head on Chair), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment

By Howard Tangye

Located in London, GB

Howard Tangye (b.1948, Australia) has been an influential force in fashion for decades. Lecturing at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Wom...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil ...

Angels Heads: Love is in the Air
Angels Heads: Love is in the Air

Angels Heads: Love is in the Air

By Joshua Reynolds

Located in New York, NY

As compositional inspiration Joshua Reynolds used a red chalk drawing of four cherubic heads by the Italian artist Carlo Maratta (1625-1713), whose drawing skills he admired.

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1840s Romantic Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th century Portrait of Playwright William Congreve in a Blue Velvet Jacket.
18th century Portrait of Playwright William Congreve in a Blue Velvet Jacket.

18th century Portrait of Playwright William Congreve in a Blue Velvet Jacket.

Located in London/Yorkshire, GB

His appearance here relates to a white chalk and charcoal head study by Kneller that survives in the Courtauld Collection, which may well have been used to produce this painting.

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Drawing, Painting Representing a Child's Head, Chalk Drawing.
Drawing, Painting Representing a Child's Head, Chalk Drawing.

Drawing, Painting Representing a Child's Head, Chalk Drawing.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Drawing, painting representing a child's head, black pencil and red chalk drawing. Painting representing a drawing of a child's head, black and red chalk print, stamped from the Jul...

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

French 18th Century Chalk/ Stucco Mascaron / Head Ornament
French 18th Century Chalk/ Stucco Mascaron / Head Ornament

French 18th Century Chalk/ Stucco Mascaron / Head Ornament

Located in Buisson, FR

Beautiful weathered chalk/stucco ornament. France circa 1750-1800. Weathered. Measurement includes the wooden base.

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Antique 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Ubaldo Gandolfi "Head of a Woman" Red Chalk Drawing 1728-1781 Signed
Ubaldo Gandolfi "Head of a Woman" Red Chalk Drawing 1728-1781 Signed

Ubaldo Gandolfi "Head of a Woman" Red Chalk Drawing 1728-1781 Signed

Located in Toledo, OH

Ubaldo Gandolfi "Head Of A Woman" red chalk drawing. 1728- 1781. Signed.

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Antique 18th Century European Gothic Revival Drawings

Materials

Paper

Niccola Santirelli Delegro - French School 1815 Sanguine, Classical Head Study
Niccola Santirelli Delegro - French School 1815 Sanguine, Classical Head Study

Niccola Santirelli Delegro - French School 1815 Sanguine, Classical Head Study

Located in Corsham, GB

A very fine early 19th century study of a classical bust. The artist has wonderfully captured the subject with crosshatched lines and a delicate but precise handling of the medium. T...

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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Academic Cast Depicting Furietti Centaur Head, Italy 1890
Academic Cast Depicting Furietti Centaur Head, Italy 1890

Academic Cast Depicting Furietti Centaur Head, Italy 1890

Located in Milan, IT

Over the wooden black painted base and a column of red marble from Verona is set the lava and chalk cast of the young head of Furietti Centaur.

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Antique 1890s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Woman in a hat with arm upraised

Woman in a hat with arm upraised

By Henri Edmond Cross

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed with the artist’s estate stamp, Lugt 1305a lower right Provenance: Bernheim Jeune & Cie, Paris (Folio 81 is 15 studies) Note: This possibly is the preliminary drawing for t...

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Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Fine Antique Female Portrait Drawing Sanguine Chalk Head Study
Fine Antique Female Portrait Drawing Sanguine Chalk Head Study

Fine Antique Female Portrait Drawing Sanguine Chalk Head Study

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Italian School, early 19th century Head Portrait red chalk drawing on paper, unframed painting: 13.75 x 8.5 inches Condition report: The painting is in good and sound condition tho...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Chalk, Pastel

Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Figure to the Sky
Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Figure to the Sky

Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Figure to the Sky

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Head Portrait Italian School, 19th century sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed painting: 23 x 17 inches Condition report: The painting is in good and sound condition, there a...

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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Chalk

Antique Chalk Bust of “Cleopatra” with Head Band and Asp
Antique Chalk Bust of “Cleopatra” with Head Band and Asp

Antique Chalk Bust of “Cleopatra” with Head Band and Asp

Located in New Orleans, LA

A stunning and elegant antique French Art Nouveau polychrome plaster bust sculpture of the famous Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, with amazing sculpture details and colors, she is wearing ...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Busts

Materials

Plaster, Paint

19th century English chalk drawing on paper of a Lions head
19th century English chalk drawing on paper of a Lions head

19th century English chalk drawing on paper of a Lions head

By William Huggins

Located in Woodbury, CT

William Huggins was born in Liverpool, England on the 13th of May, 1820. His parents were Samuel and Elisabeth Huggins. He took his first drawing lessons from the Liverpool Mechanics...

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1840s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

1800's Italian Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Fiery Man
1800's Italian Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Fiery Man

1800's Italian Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Fiery Man

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Head Portrait Italian School, early 1800's by sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed painting: 13.75 x 18 inches Condition report: The painting is in good and sound condition

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Early 19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Head of a Man (recto) Sketch of a Man's Head (verso)
Head of a Man (recto) Sketch of a Man's Head (verso)

Head of a Man (recto) Sketch of a Man's Head (verso)

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Head of a Man (recto) Sketch of a Man's Head (verso) Ink and black conte crayon, c. 1920 Signed with Estate Stamp "B" lower right Professionally repaired voids along top edge, all fo...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

19thC Head Portrait Young Lady Flowing Hair, Realist Drawing
19thC Head Portrait Young Lady Flowing Hair, Realist Drawing

19thC Head Portrait Young Lady Flowing Hair, Realist Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Head Portrait French School, 19th century chalk, charcoal and pencil on paper unframed 17 x 11 inches Finely executed French Realist drawing from the second half of the 19th century.

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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal, Pencil

Academic Drawing. Study for a Male Head. 19th century. Italian School.
Academic Drawing. Study for a Male Head. 19th century. Italian School.

Academic Drawing. Study for a Male Head. 19th century. Italian School.

Located in Firenze, IT

Academic study of the male head, who with his gaze full of emotion and tense toward the figure of an apostle, or saint, or prophet who is listening. 19th century Drawings on lightly ...

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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, ABS

Napoleon at the Head of His Grande Armée, His Generals and the Prussian Hussars
Napoleon at the Head of His Grande Armée, His Generals and the Prussian Hussars

Napoleon at the Head of His Grande Armée, His Generals and the Prussian Hussars

By Jean Ducel

Located in Cotignac, FR

Pencil, chalk and watercolour depiction of Napoleon at the head of his generals by French artist Jean Ducel.

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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Crayon, Cardboard, Pencil, Watercolor

American Phrenology head of Fowlers & Wells Phrenological Cabinet New York
American Phrenology head of Fowlers & Wells Phrenological Cabinet New York

American Phrenology head of Fowlers & Wells Phrenological Cabinet New York

Located in Haarlem, NL

Rare and original 19th century American phrenological chalk-ware or stucco head/bust, with sections of the brain labeled with printed paper, by Fowlers & Wells Phrenological Cabinet ...

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Antique Mid-18th Century American Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stucco

Oil Paintings, Portraits Circle of Peter Lely (1618 – 1680) Pair.
Oil Paintings, Portraits Circle of Peter Lely (1618 – 1680) Pair.

Oil Paintings, Portraits Circle of Peter Lely (1618 – 1680) Pair.

By (follower of) Peter Lely

Located in Uppingham, GB

With rapidly increasing demand he built up an elaborate studio organization and method by the early 1670s; a pose would be selected from an existing set of numbered postures, he woul...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Chalk Drawing of a Female Head
Red Chalk Drawing of a Female Head

Red Chalk Drawing of a Female Head

Located in New Orleans, LA

Academy type drawing of a female with turned head. On paper that appears to be from the 18th or early 19c. Presented in an antique 18c. style frame.

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Antique 19th Century Drawings

Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860
Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860

Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Phrenological heads cast in plaster or ceramic became commonplace adornments in American homes in particular; according to an article in the Boston Christian Examiner in 1834, "Heads...

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Antique 1850s Central American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869
Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869

By Ambrose Lewis Vago

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Phrenological heads cast in plaster or ceramic became commonplace adornments in American homes in particular; according to an article in the Boston Christian Examiner in 1834, "Heads...

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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885
Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885

By Ambrose Lewis Vago

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Phrenological heads cast in plaster or ceramic became commonplace adornments in American homes in particular, according to an article in the Boston Christian Examiner in 1834, "Heads...

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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883
Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883

By Ambrose Lewis Vago

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Phrenological heads cast in plaster or ceramic became commonplace adornments in American homes in particular; according to an article in the Boston Christian Examiner in 1834, "Heads...

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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Busts

Materials

Plaster

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