Lot 245 — Winged Cherub Head with Butterfly Wings
Lot 245 — Winged Cherub Head with Butterfly Wings
Lot 245 — Winged Cherub Head with Butterfly Wings
Lot 245 — Winged Cherub Head with Butterfly Wings

Lot 245 — Winged Cherub Head with Butterfly Wings

A hand-painted cherub head with a sculpted black curl, blue eyes, rosy cheeks and red lips, set between a pair of patterned butterfly wings.

Artist
Unknown maker
Dimensions
Not yet measured
Materials
Hand-painted; material not yet confirmed

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SKU: WW-245 Category:

Description

Every ship needs a figurehead, and this little angel’s ready for the job. Round rosy cheeks, bright blue eyes with spiky lashes, a red pout and a sculpted black curl on top. Her wings are painted like a butterfly’s in orange, blue and cream, with black outlines, white dots and scalloped bands.

Painted all over by hand in a folk-art style, and hung on a thin cord. We haven’t confirmed the material or the maker.

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