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A Wonderful Pair of c.1800 Carved Oak Sailor's Farewell Figures sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles textiles and other articles givenOrigin: British Period: Late Eighteenth Early Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1770 1810 Width: 3. 75 inches 3 inches (at widest points) Height: 9. 5 inches 9 inches (the figures) Height of The Wholes: 11. 5 inches 11 inches The male and female carved depictions of a sailor and his sweetheart in period dress, each on an associated oak plinth, the sailor with his hands clasped to his chest in sorrow, the lady looking forlorn with an