Percy Bedford; An Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Boy c.1893 sub-Curios This delightfully small but charming

This delightfully small but charming box provides us with an exhilarating throw back to the stimulating smells of Victorian England

The ceremonial carved wood dance mask having a domed oval face with slit eyes

with the leather now displaying a wonderful patina and lustrous natural shine

which is where this pediment is said to have been removed from and today

There is a tear to the mid-right flank as per the photographs

Percy Bedford; An Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Boy c.1893 sub-Curios This delightfully small but charmingOrigin: Unknown Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1893 Height: 19 Width: 15 The three quarter length depiction of a boy, freely and loosely painted, in oils on canvas, by Percy Bedford (active 18891918), the sitter shown in period dress with a black waistcoat and scarlet cravat, with his hands in his pockets, shown in profile on an earthy ochre ground, signed lower left P. Bedford 93, survives unrestored and unframed. The picture is