An Important c.1900 Plaster Phrenology Bust of Dr Franz Gall by Professor Joseph Millott Severn of Brighton sub-Curios The naïve and primitive execution

The naïve and primitive execution of the painting is charming and shows a brown trout in full profile

Many decks such as this one were published in Paris though the game of tarot was not widely accepted in England until the 1870s when a number of English occultists had begun taking an interest in the tarot

housing a total of one hundred and forty two specimens of moths and butterflies

probably to a dear friend (or likely military colleague) rather than a family member

is an appealing one that gives off a distinctive tang of the Far East

An Important c.1900 Plaster Phrenology Bust of Dr Franz Gall by Professor Joseph Millott Severn of Brighton sub-Curios The naïve and primitive executionOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1897 1910 Height: 11. 75 inches Base Diameter: 5. 5 inches Cranium Circumference: 24 inches (at maximum) The plaster phrenologist bust on circular pedestal base inscribed Dr Gall to the front, and to the back by J M Severn Brighton survives from the turn of the nineteenth century. The condition of the bust is fair to good with some surface chipping to the top