A Decorative Pair of Indian 19thC Softwood Female Figurines sub-Antiques Merlin is in vintage condition

Merlin is in vintage condition

painted in the naïve style

Painted labels such as these were eventually phased out and replaced with labels under glass (LUG) later in the century so as to stop the abrasion of the labels themselves

Guilloche is French for 'engine-turning'

Date: Late 19th Century

A Decorative Pair of Indian 19thC Softwood Female Figurines sub-Antiques Merlin is in vintage conditionOrigin: Indian Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Property of a London collector, acquired early 1960`s Date: c. 1860 1880 Height: 8. 25 inches Width: 2 inches Depth: 5 inches Weight: 745 grams The pair of softwood figurines each representing a female in a tight fitting robe, with a broad sash tied at the waist; the arms drawn back and looped through a scrolled plate; the lower body developing into a feathered wing; mounted on a