Lot 33: A MARBLE FIGURE OF A YOUNG WOMAN ENTITLED ‘LOVE’S TOKEN’ BY EDWIN

A MARBLE FIGURE OF A YOUNG WOMAN
ENTITLED ‘LOVE’S TOKEN’
BY EDWIN ROSCOE MULLINS (1848-1907), 1891
Signed ‘E. Roscoe Mullins 1891’ on octagonal coloured marble
plinth 32 1/2 in. (83 cm.) high

Roscoe Mullins studied at the Lambeth school of Art and Royal
Academy schools and later shared a studio with Edward Onslow
Ford. Apart from idealised sculpture in the Romantic tradition
he carved architectural mounts for many buildings in London
including the putti and shield on the outside of the Fine Art
society.