Classical Head on Black Plinth FACE CREAM sold as is with its

sold as is with its existing character and wear

drawn in the same flat knife strokes as the buildings

The second volume takes up tumescence — the charge that builds and asks to be met rather than discharged

holding a single dark leaf

Vintage condition: a hairline crack in one front leg and light finish wear at the arms and legs

Classical Head on Black Plinth FACE CREAM sold as is with itsA quiet face, carved in the classical manner and set on a black plinth. The kind of object that steadies a room without ever raising its voice. The stone reads cream going to bone, smooth across the brow and the long line of the nose, then breaking into tight carved curls at the temples and the nape. A plain fillet band runs over the crown. Small chips and pits sit where the years have touched her, and they are the best part of her. She is heavier