Property from the Estate of Marc Haas
A WELL CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LANCAIHE
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A WELL CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LANCAIHE
18TH CENTURY
The standing figure holding a curved shaft over her shoulders, wearing a cloud collar over her layered, belted robes which flare out to the sides at the hem, her hands hidden within the long, voluminous sleeves, all with finely incised decoration filled in with black pigment, her delicate face finely carved with small features and quizzical expression, her hair elaborately dressed beneath a cloth head covering, the stone of creamy ivory color (some losses)
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high, wood stand
18TH CENTURY
The standing figure holding a curved shaft over her shoulders, wearing a cloud collar over her layered, belted robes which flare out to the sides at the hem, her hands hidden within the long, voluminous sleeves, all with finely incised decoration filled in with black pigment, her delicate face finely carved with small features and quizzical expression, her hair elaborately dressed beneath a cloth head covering, the stone of creamy ivory color (some losses)
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high, wood stand