Seated Young Woman, Terra-cotta Sculpture, Signed LB carrying basket " The set includes ink

" The set includes ink pen

combining Pre-Columbian inspiration with a modernist sensibility

There is a bit of pitting and greening to the brass

Admittedly there are plenty of condition issues with this piece----the examples I've seen in very good condition have sold for $1K and up--but I think still pretty fantastic

One tiny split in the wood on one side at the tip of the handle

Seated Young Woman, Terra-cotta Sculpture, Signed LB carrying basket " The set includes inkThis really lovely seated terra cotta woman with a terrific presence screams WPA era to me, but I don't know for sure, and have not been able to trace what appears to be LB signed on the back of her base. I love her poised, almost stoically serene posture and expression, imparting her with a sense of quiet, gentle strength, but also how this is contrasted by the manner in which her hands grip the sides of pedestal upon which she sits, to my eye at