CAST AFTER A MODEL BY JOHN BELL, 20TH CENTURY

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A life size patinated-bronze model of a Nubian girl
Cast after a model by John Bell, 20th Century
Scantily clad on a naturalistic base inscribed to the side John Bell and Elkington and Co.
60 in. (153 cm.) high

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

John Bell (1812-1895) enrolled at the Royal Academy schools and won a medal there in 1833. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1832 to 1871 and is known to have worked on the ornamental sculpture of the Wellington monument in Guildhall.

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