A Scare & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head c.1850-60 sub-Architectural & Garden A superbly evocative relic

A superbly evocative relic

The style of the painting is perhaps most similar to that of Rembrandt as many of Rembrandt’s portraits follow a distinct structure

There are two areas of veneer lift to the top

There are also two old brass hanging hooks where the mirror has been hung as a wall mirror

A Scare & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head c.1850-60 sub-Architectural & Garden A superbly evocative relicOrigin: English or American Period: Mid 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 60 Height: 14. 75 Base: 9 x 9 Depth: 10. 5 The folk art hand painted and carved pine phrenologist bust of generous proportions, being disproportionate and larger than life in size, on a shaped base, mapping the labeled regions of the human brain, such as lust, addiction and gullibility with each section painted within black and cream outlines on an ochre base, the whole in