A Rare Early 19thC English Shell-Work Figure of a China Man in the Manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo sub-Macabre- Medicine rare and hugely decorative piece

rare and hugely decorative piece of folk art in totally original condition

and left is resting

It is possible that these stones are of Zibowen stone

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 rare and hugely decorative pieceOrigin: 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