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A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE DUKE OF ALBA
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A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE DUKE OF ALBA

ITALIAN OR SPANISH, MID 19TH CENTURY

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A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE DUKE OF ALBA
Italian or Spanish, mid 19th century
Depicted gazing slightly to sinister and wearing an elaborately decorated tunic and the Order of the Golden Fleece; a hole to the reverse of the head; a paper label to the reverse inscribed '66.'.
Very minor chips and cracking.
19¾ in. (50.2 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

Don Fernando Àlvarez de Toledo, third Duke of Alba (1507-1582), was appointed governor-general of the Spanish Netherlands in 1567 and was noted for his fanatical devotion to both the Spanish Crown and the Catholic Church. His suppression of the Protestant rebels in the Netherlands was considered to be so cruel that he was recalled by his superiors to Spain.

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