A carved and painted softwood figure of a lady, perhaps French 17th century

A carved and painted softwood figure of a lady, perhaps French 17th century, standing in heavy robes, her inner waistcoat with scalloped edge, looking downwards and wearing a ribbon tied head scarf, vestiges of original polychromy 84cm high

Provenance: 'Hillsleigh', Burford, Oxfordshire

Purchased from Joanna Booth in the 1970s.

left arm and right hand missing. old worm, basal rot, repaired nose, Worn condition a.f