but based on other works I believe likely dates to the 1940s
the line of that long thin neck and small head--for me
From Wikipedia: The character of Jiggs was an Irishman and former Hod carrier (assistant to bricklayers) who came into wealth in the United States by winning a million dollars in a sweepstakes
And then the whole thing taking place over a gnarly barbed wire fence
with gold figure and silver border
Young Caeser (?) Painted Plaster Bust with Metal Laurel Crown coffee service but based on other worksI have no idea the story behind this plaster bust, but I think it's wonderful. I love how completely androgynous the figure is, who I take for a young Roman, perhaps Julius Caesar himself, crowned with metal laurel wreath but really I think it could be anyone one wants, and without the crown reminds me a lot of an old Santos figure. The figure's face itself transforms a little, too, depending on point of view, so he, or she, or they, remain always a