A Good Early 20thC Carved Stone Corinthian Capital sub-Macabre- Medicine shell-work alongside the traditional pursuits

shell-work alongside the traditional pursuits of tapestry and embroidery emerged as a new society pastime

the scream depicted on the distressed damsel is so big you can almost hear it

cans or plastic jars

Hugely decorative and full of imperial pomp

with numerous adornments

A Good Early 20thC Carved Stone Corinthian Capital sub-Macabre- Medicine shell-work alongside the traditional pursuitsOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900 30Height: 13Width: 22Depth: 22The crisply carved stone Corinthian capital with carved acanthus leaf decoration, central flower heads and lower collar to a vacant insert top, probably once for a sundial, and surviving in the classical taste from the early part of the twentieth century. The capital is presented in good original condition with no losses to speak of. It is obviously of a