
A rare female figurehead maquette, probably French or Danish, mid 18th century, the carved wood and gesso figurehead with full length female figure wearing a Grecian style gown, hands outstretched holding a scallop shell in one hand and sphere in the other, mounted on curved beakhead decorated on both sides with applied carvings of a shell-shaped chariot drawn by waterbirds and quiver of arrows, on stepped base with applied acanthus leaf and rosette decoration centred at the front, 43 x 36 x 10cm (17 x 14 x 4in) Footnotes: For a similar maquette made by the same hand, see Jon Baddeley, Nautical Antiques & Collectables, Sotheby's Publications, 1993, p. 64. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
































