Wonderful Small Stone Carved Kneeling Figure with Raised Arm Romany Spartan Ceramics midway to the edge

midway to the edge

and there is a nail that has been replaced on the joint of one knee

and shows age toning--I believe it likely early 20th century

which has lead me nowhere

My knowledge of post WWII French Abstraction is not very strong

Wonderful Small Stone Carved Kneeling Figure with Raised Arm Romany Spartan Ceramics midway to the edgeAmong my favorite little finds ever, this curious small stone carved figure, I think perhaps meant to represent an athlete of some sort but I'm not entirely sure. He appears to have a carved signature on the underside, which looks to read DWP and perhaps 95, which I have to think, if a year, would be 1895. I think his face is terrific, and for me his posture embodies a sense of readiness and forward looking, with the right had about to push off from