Woman with Fat Rolled Curls, Wonderful Antique Carved Bust three drawer tabletop chest date to the early 1830s

date to the early 1830s who was studying at an Academy in Sherborne

Nails across the red painted bottom perch

Wear and some darkening/rusting to the surface of the steel as evident

Drawing: 15 7/8" x 7"

with light wear and aging to the wood

Woman with Fat Rolled Curls, Wonderful Antique Carved Bust three drawer tabletop chest date to the early 1830sPurchased from a New Hampshire based dealer, I am not certain the origins of this beauty, but presume she's European, and certainly quite old (based on the hairstyle I would guess mid 18th c.), with a patch of what I believe are worm holes on the left side of the bust. I love her not quite symmetrical face, which makes this feel much more like a specific portrait than a generalization, and especially the fat, rolled curls of her hairstyle, which make