Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage lacquer box and I must say I

and I must say I love looking at the back almost as much as the front

according to its author James Monteith

sculpture and stand--really quite a striking thing

and religious and mythological paintings

Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage lacquer box and I must say IAnother from the estate of an artist, activist, world traveller, collector, dealer and dear friend in Rockport, MA, which I would guess is Cuban, as she travelled there many times, or perhaps Haitian. I love the intensity and focus expressed in that face, and of course her wonderfully carved braids, pulled forward from behind her ears to frame her face. A great one in the company of other carved heads and figures, but with a very strong presence all