Beautifully Hand-sculpted Terra Cotta Bust basket with glass topple and are likely a mixed

and are likely a mixed pair--one is a bit grayer in tone and the other flecked a bit more brown--but they are of the same size

9 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 2 3/8"

1854) was the son of Abijah Crane 1741-1817)

2 1/2" long x 1 3/8" tall x 1" wide

she looks as if she might be at least partially mourning the loss of her childhood

Beautifully Hand-sculpted Terra Cotta Bust basket with glass topple and are likely a mixedTotal love at first sight with this one, hand sculpted of terra cotta and fabulous all the way around, revealing different aspects of itself gradually. I find it quite elusive; I am not certain if representing a man or a woman, with the fantastically sculptural hair perhaps suggesting the latter, but the face looking somewhat more masculine to me, perhaps Latino. In any case, what a striking, strong face, with the slight cock of the head, wide open