A Rare Early 19thC English Shell-Work Figure of a China Man in the Manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo sub-Macabre- Medicine The original labels verso read:

The original labels verso read:

the male and female interlocking iron parts joining to make the whole

also known as gadget or trick canes

Each time the family went out

A Rare Early 19thC English Shell-Work Figure of a China Man in the Manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo sub-Macabre- Medicine The original labels verso read:Origin: English Period: Early 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 Height: 7. 5 Width: 2. 5 Depth: 2. 5 The rare and beautifully worked figure of a Chinese man intricately constructed entirely of exotic shells, having the remains of a long beard and carrying a basket, standing on a circular plinth base, the whole surviving from the very early stages of nineteenth century England. This delicate figure is largely intact but is lacking an ear, a foot