A Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago (1839-1896) London 1869 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope opening to reveal a compartmentalised

opening to reveal a compartmentalised interior with upper slatted book shelf

paper filigree quilling

-    Dante's Beatrice

The piece has undergone some internal structural work to ensure it is in fit and useable order

"This must surely be the King of Tortoises

A Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago (1839-1896) London 1869 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope opening to reveal a compartmentalisedOrigin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1869 Height: 6" Width: 2. 5 Depth: 3. 5 The wonderfully evocative phrenologist bust in plaster, mapping the labeled regions of the human brain, such as 'Intellectual Faculties' and 'Destructive' via a number of printed paper labels applied to the head listing the mental faculties, and coated with applied lacquer, having been damaged and repaired, the reverse stamped "Published by A. L.