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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 440907, member: 267&quot;]I shared this piece a little while ago - Original by John Bell, 1811-1895, Norfolk, England. The original sculpture was produced in 1839. Minton’s is a softer, flipped version of the Bell’s work.</p><p><br /></p><p>Really a memento mori - in the folktale, two siblings are left to fend for themselves, die alone in the forest and are covered with leaves by robins. (!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Marks: Minton parian mark, backward S (1854) cipher, backward B (unidentified cipher), hand incised N. 298 and artist’s mark. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]155040[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]155039[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]155041[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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