A French marble bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene contemplative figure of a medieval inspired woman in a diaphanous headscarf, her gown with incised floral decoration to the simple square neckline and sleeves, raised on a waisted base with canted corners, in creamy marble contrasting with mottled cream and grey marble to the gown and base, height 45 cm, width 31 cm, depth 18 cm