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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 617288, member: 5833&quot;]The setting definitely has a deco vibe &amp; the whole piece strikes me as 1930s.&nbsp; Not a portrait, a fairly contemporary looking &#039;pretty lady&#039; of the period.&nbsp; Think what makes it eye-catching is the choice of shell, so that instead of a sharp contrast between background &amp; figure, she almost looks like she is appearing out of a mist.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always wonder why so many cutters left pointy little chins to go with pointy little noses, when they could have made the piece so much better by chiseling away a smidge more.</p><p><br /></p><p>It actually required less skill to make something so big, but people like big, so should attract buyer interest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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