French School Charcoal Drawing of Classical Nude Sculpture, 1893 (Larger of Two) old ice fishing decoy with no apparent loss of

with no apparent loss of gravel at all

The seal is inscribed with two sets of numbers on his underside--the first set crossed out and a second set -- 35759--below them

called “Thitsi” for the sap of the Thitsi Tree used for the lacquer

It would be especially dramatic filled with large white lilies or a few tall flowering branches

made this stove in a few different color schemes in the 1930s

French School Charcoal Drawing of Classical Nude Sculpture, 1893 (Larger of Two) old ice fishing decoy with no apparent loss ofI purchased this and a second charcoal drawing from an estate sale here in Ipswich, which their prior owner purchased at a flea market it Paris many years ago. The drawings surely represent two different views of the same sculpture, this frontal view the larger of the two. Clearly it shows some staining and discoloration from a previous framing, but I of course don't mind that enhancement to its aura:) 17 x 11 3 4, charcoal on laid paper. Flaws as