An Early Victorian Composition Half-Figured Fortune Telling Doll c.1850-60 sub-Macabre- Medicine it feels as though one

it feels as though one is there

sculpture with a hugely desirable aesthetic and one that probably merits further research

the creation of J

The indigo blue ground would have been stunningly bright when it was painted

We therefore have no reason to believe there is any significance in the South African framer's label other than the strong links between the Dutch and the Afrikaans

An Early Victorian Composition Half-Figured Fortune Telling Doll c.1850-60 sub-Macabre- Medicine it feels as though oneOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early Victorian Provenance: UnknownDate: c. 1850 60Height: 5Diameter: 5 (approx.)The rare fortune telling doll with moulded and black painted centre parted hair with ringlets around the sides, moulded clothes with red spotted pinafore and collar, her arms held across her chest, the dress made of many pieces of concertinaed and folded multi coloured paper, each leaf unfolding to reveal a handwritten fortune (approximately 150