A Painted Plaster Sculpture of an Elephant & Handler; Frederick Thomas Daws (1878-1956) sub-Art & Sculpture A chair that is wonderfully

A chair that is wonderfully evocative of its life thus far

The Ffennell family bought the 18thC house in 1926 and made further additions to the Arts and Crafts garden

The artist was clearly skilled

Although the picture is well executed and mysterious the museum quality frame takes centre stage here for being so outrageously proportioned

Her costume is tired and has some discolouration to parts with some small fays and tears and the original silk black shoes are tatty

A Painted Plaster Sculpture of an Elephant & Handler; Frederick Thomas Daws (1878-1956) sub-Art & Sculpture A chair that is wonderfullyOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1930 35Height: 15Width: 5. 5Depth: 16. 5 (all at extremities)The beautifully modelled painted plaster model of a large adult African Elephant with his handler atop, stood on a rectangular base; sculpted by Frederick Thomas Daws (1878 1956), the whole apparently being un signed, in a all over ochre wash and surviving from 1930s England. Remaining in sound overall condition the piece has some