19TH CENTURY SHIP"S FIGUREHEAD depicting a young female holding a book in her right hand. She is wearing a stylish, eight button blazer and beret style hat. There is a nice section of classic, scroll carving at the base. 44' high. Condition excellent. One of a collection of four female figureheads that we recently purchased from a collector who acquired most of them in the 1960's. Over the years they were professionally repainted using a palette of soft, pastel colors.