The artist's studio and thence by descent to the present owner

Some of the edges of the mosaic tiles have slightly lifted especially to the area towards the bottom of the figure. There is a light scratch across several of the tiles towards the lower edge and a scuff mark to the left of the figures hand. A mosaic tile is missing to the left of the figure. Under glass and held in a gilt frame with hessian inlay. Unexamined out of its frame.
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