This fine fellow is actually an ODD FELLOW.
The Odd fellow Society did a lot of good. They supported charities and did good works. Helping their fellow man and thse ill or in need. They helped the RNLI and were the first society to give women equal status with men in a society.
 
This plaster bust is the Victorian head and bust of the leader of the Odd Fellows in Ryde, IOW.
He has a poem by Pam Ayres, who is an Odd fellow, expounding some of the things they did and their outlook on the world, written on his jacket.
Other writings and symbols are synonymous with the Odd fellows Society.
Interesting and characterful.
 
This piece was created by Guido in homage to the Odd Fellows.
It would make a fantastic talking point in a study, lounge or entrance hall.
 
Bust c.1880's/1900