24th October 2015 10:00 GMT/BST
Textiles Sale
2001
Pair of 19th Century Carved Wood Polychrome Figures of ladies in continental dress, with...
Provenance; belonged to the vendor's step-grandfather, the artist Fortunino Matania, believed to have been made by him, together with a photograph of him at his work table making dolls
Sold for £350
Estimated at £100 - £150
Figures have previously been on a plinth as holes to soles. Yellow skirt figure - crack across forehead, paint flakes, crazing to face, small holes to back of head, split above the ankle on one foot, scuffing to toes as shoes. Pink skirt figure - paint flakes, wear to end of nose, one finger on right hand appears small, paint flakes, split to front of leg and scuffing to shoes.
Sell one like this
If you've got a similar item to sell, complete the valuation form below and one of our experts will get in touch.
