She was born without arms and legs to a farming loved ones in 1784 and, measuring just 37 inches in peak as an adult, was put on clearly show in touring fairground attractions. Billed as The Limbless Ponder, Sarah Biffin painted, wrote and sewed with her mouth and shoulder, along […]
Victorian
Victorian Dining Suite, Fine Art & Jewelry Top Sellers At Burchard
The sale’s showstopper was a 10-piece R.J. Horner quartersawn oak dining suite, which the auction residence explained as “carved to loss of life oak in primary end.” Featuring carved full-bodied winged putti and floral festooned backsplashes, bare breasted caryatids and Mountain Male side supports, the suite brought $31,050. Assessment by […]