A Unique Irish Carved Fruitwood & Burl Root Folk Art Figure of a Lady Playing a Harp c.1860 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Like the Civil War era

Like the Civil War era saws this example is distinctive in that the handle is in a pistol grip shape

She is often presented as the female complement of the Sun (Sol) conceived of as a god

with basket and knife below

Overall for their age they would be described as good to very good

There is some expected wear to the paintwork

A Unique Irish Carved Fruitwood & Burl Root Folk Art Figure of a Lady Playing a Harp c.1860 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Like the Civil War eraOrigin: IrishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860Height: 15Width: 6. 5Depth: 4The extraordinary and unique primitive folk art figure of a lady playing a harp, her face wonderfully expressive, being hand carved from fruitwood and using the burls of the wood to form parts of the figure naturally, flowing to an integral circular base, the whole surviving from nineteenth century Ireland. The condition of the figure is good considering the