A Decorative Mid-Victorian Terracotta Bust of a Bearded Gentleman Signed ‘A.COKE 1871’ sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage made on purpose for persons

made on purpose for persons sick of that disease

Length: 71 inches tapering to 62 inches

Cheiro had a wide following of famous European and American clients during the late 19th and early 20th centuries

The long and double hinged two part legs giving the figure yet more function with the handles well worn and positioned through the dummies base and out the other side for control

twisting and spiralling black horns

A Decorative Mid-Victorian Terracotta Bust of a Bearded Gentleman Signed ‘A.COKE 1871’ sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage made on purpose for personsOrigin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: The Property of a Lady, removed from a cottage on the Stourhead Estate Date: c. 1871 Width: 17. 5 inches Height: 22. 5 inches Depth: 9 inches In original condition, the terracotta bust of a bearded gentleman wearing a buttoned waistcoat with neckerchief and overcoat, showing traces of polychrome decoration, and with weathering and lichen deposits, the reverse with an impressed signature 'A. COKE 1871',