Seated Young Woman, Terra-cotta Sculpture, Signed LB carrying basket There appears to be a

There appears to be a tiny chip on one side of the foot of the boot near to the toe

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

a bird of paradise

combining Pre-Columbian inspiration with a modernist sensibility

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 There appears to be aThis 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