in fact, it's a material called black basalt, which was developed by josiah wedgwood in the 18th centuryed it for making wares: vases and so on, but it's continued in wedgwood production. and it's a wonderful material when it works well. when it's sculptural like this, i think it's actually quite exciting. the sculptor here, stephan sinding 1889. he was scandinavian, and he died in 1922, born in 1846. he's quite well known. he won a gold medal at the paris exhibition. he was a painter as well, and he was quite an important man. my guess is -- i've never seen this model before -- i think it would have been made in pretty limited numbers. what the title is, i don't know. "two people in love." you've had it translated! i come from denmark. oh, really?! it was given to us while we was home on holiday in denmark. there was two old ladies who had it, and my family, my parents was really fond of that family, and we used to go there. every time we was in denmark, we also had to go and visit them. one day when we were sitting 'round the coffee table, this old lady came up and she said to my husba