Grand Tour Carved Alabaster Statue of Veiled Lady with Book lock shaped key holder Not a missing bit that

Not a missing bit that I can see plus glass inside--ready to pop something in it and hang

and quite a surprise when opened

I believe they all together likely tell a story about the person who carved it

I have not touched the lacquer on this but think it could be cleaned a bit

Grand Tour Carved Alabaster Statue of Veiled Lady with Book lock shaped key holder Not a missing bit thatThis one! (Forgive the poor photos, I find it so difficult to photograph near white.) I am pretty certain this veiled lady is Grand Tour Italian (meaning, essentially, made as a souvenir for young aristocrats of the 18th and 19th c. making cultural tours of Europe and collecting along the way.) Classically inspired carved Italian marble sculptures of veiled figures had become popular in the 18th century, in significant part as a means for sculptors to