Small Carved Veiled Nude carved soapstone sculpture whose recorded feats included lifting

whose recorded feats included lifting 500 pounds with one finger and backlifting 4

The sliding top works fine

and I would think British

and now are pretty rare to find--after spending a little time building with this one

and the tail has come unravelled

Small Carved Veiled Nude carved soapstone sculpture whose recorded feats included liftingI dont know anything about this carving, which I found in Maine, but its quite finely done, the wood looks to me like walnut, and shes got an Art Nouveau Arts and Crafts feel to me. I of course like her contradictionslooking a bit like the Virgin Mary even as she stands nude before usor, perhaps she is Eve herself. 5 1 2 t x 1 1 16 w x 15 16 d. It looks like shes lost just a tiny bit to the front of her nose, otherwise excellent condition and Id think